Work and Labor in American Popular Culture: Representation in Film, Music and Television in the 1970s...

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Jason Russell

Work and Labor in American Popular Culture

Representation in Film, Music and Television in the 1970s and 1980s

Jason Russell

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Routledge
05 April 2024

Popular culture; Social classes; Sociology: work & labour

Series: Global Perspectives on Work and Labor

Crisis and decline in the working class were frequent themes in American popular culture during the 1970s. In contrast, more positive narratives about America’s managerial and professional class appeared during the 1980s. Focusing on these two key decades, this book explores how portrayals of social class and associated work and labor issues including gender and race appeared in specific films, television shows, and music. Comparing and contrasting how forms of popular media portrayed both unionized and non-unionized workers, the book discusses how workers’ perceptions of themselves were in turn shaped by messages conveyed through media. The book opens with an introduction which outlines the historical context of the immediate post-war period and the heightened social, political, and economic tension of the Cold War era. Three substantial chapters then explore film, television, and music in turn, looking at key works including Star Wars, Coming Home, 9 to 5, Good Times, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the music of Bruce Springsteen and rap artists. Drawing on both primary and secondary sources, the book is principally situated within wider labor and working-class history research, and the relatively new history of capitalism historical sub-field. This book is vital reading for anyone interested in issues around labor and work in the media, labor history, and popular culture history during two key decades in modern American history.

By: Jason Russell
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 740g
ISBN: 9781032470955
ISBN 10: 103247095X
Series: Global Perspectives on Work and Labor
Pages: 90
Publication Date: 05 April 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jason Russell, Ph.D., is a Professor of Labor Studies at SUNY Empire State University. He is the author of several books including Canada, A Working History, Leading Progress: The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, 1920–2020, and Management and Labor Conflict: An Introduction to the US and Canadian History.