The Australian Working Class in Popular Culture

Attfield, S

The Australian Working Class in Popular Culture

Attfield, S

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Publisher:: Routledge
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: The International Handbook of Working Class Studies, 2021, 1st, pp. 274-284
Issue Date:: 2021

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dc.contributor.author	Attfield, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2265-6284
dc.contributor.editor	Fazio, M
dc.contributor.editor	Launius, C
dc.contributor.editor	Strangleman, T
dc.date.accessioned	2021-08-25T04:40:11Z
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dc.identifier.citation	The International Handbook of Working Class Studies, 2021, 1st, pp. 274-284
dc.identifier.isbn	9781138709829
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/150231
dc.description.abstract	How can class be discussed in a society that claims to be egalitarian and classless? Australians like to imagine that there is no hierarchy and that all Australians have the same opportunities. A general dislike of snobbery is taken to mean that everyone is treated equally. But this is not the case, and Australia does indeed have a class system and a large working class. But working-class people are not often represented in the Australian media or culture products. This chapter focuses on some forms of Australian popular culture and considers where and how working-class life is represented. I consider whether these representations provide a nuanced picture of working-class experience or whether Australian popular culture reinforces class stereotypes, or renders the working-class invisible. This analysis is undertaken using a working-class studies approach that puts working-class people at the centre of the study.
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dc.title	The Australian Working Class in Popular Culture
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Abstract:

How can class be discussed in a society that claims to be egalitarian and classless? Australians like to imagine that there is no hierarchy and that all Australians have the same opportunities. A general dislike of snobbery is taken to mean that everyone is treated equally. But this is not the case, and Australia does indeed have a class system and a large working class. But working-class people are not often represented in the Australian media or culture products. This chapter focuses on some forms of Australian popular culture and considers where and how working-class life is represented. I consider whether these representations provide a nuanced picture of working-class experience or whether Australian popular culture reinforces class stereotypes, or renders the working-class invisible. This analysis is undertaken using a working-class studies approach that puts working-class people at the centre of the study.

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