Dear Liza,
I wasn't sure what dates you were looking for - i.e. what you are already aware of & what you mean by 'recent research'. Unfortunately there is not a great deal at all on this important issue. In fact, Sally Munt has (perhaps provocatively) argued:
“within the hierarchies of oppression, class has sunk to the bottom because it is not sexy enough for the intelligentsia (unlike feminism, ‘race’ studies, and lesbian and gay studies, all of which have attracted at times the intellectual eroticism of studying ‘the other’)” (Munt, 2000: 7)
The most recent publication, though rather light on theory & populist in tone, is Owen (2011). Others have also written about the figure of the 'chav' - Imogen Tyler, for example:
http://journal.media-culture.org.au/0610/09-tyler.php
I wrote a little about the representation of class in my 2007 book, and I co-edited an issue of Critical Discourse Studies on class & discourse that might be useful for you. I also include some references that I have used in the past, below this message. Perhaps some of these will be new to you.
I'd be very interested to know more about this project & the work of your student. Feel free to contact me off list, or let your student know I am interest.
best wishes
John
Jones, O. (2011) Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class. London: Verso
Critical Discourse Studies (2008) Special Issue (vol.5 no.4): Class and Discourse [edited Machin & Richardson]
Cunningham, B. (2004) Across the Great Divide: Class, Columbia Journalism Review, May/June 2004: 31-38.
Ehrenreich, B. (1989) Fear of Falling: The Inner Life of the Middle Class. New York: Harper Collins
Ehrenreich, B. (1995) The silenced majority: Why the average working person has disappeared from American media and culture, in G. Dines & J. M. Humez (eds.) Gender, Race and Class in Media: A Text-Reader, pp. 40-42. London: Sage.
Moon, D. G. & Rolison, G. L. (1998) Communication of Classism, in M. L. Hecht (ed.) Communicating Prejudice, pp. 122-135. Thousand Oaks: Sage
Munt (ed.) (2000) Cultural Studies and the Working Class. London: Cassell
Richardson, J.E. (2007) Analysing Newspapers: An approach from critical discourse analysis. Houndmills: Palgrave
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From: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Liza Tsaliki [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 02 July 2011 17:39
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Subject: media representations of the working class
dear list members, hello.
i have a student who wants some help as to how to
investigate media representations of the working class. do you have any
recent research and bibliography tips to offer??
thank you!
liza.
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national and kapodistrian university of athens
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