Menace II Society? Urban Poverty and Underclass Narratives in American Movies
“Menace II Society?” investigates cinematic portrayals of American urban poverty and the urban underclass as part of an ongoing public discourse on the nature of the urban poor, the causes and conditions of their poverty, and the appropriate responses from society. Movies have tended to portray pove...
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| Main Author: | Thomas Halper and Douglas Muzzio |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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European Association for American Studies
2013-08-01
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| Series: | European Journal of American Studies |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/ejas/10062 |
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