I don't love economic exploitation, but I do love Christmas and Christmas movies. They work to sell me stuff and ideology, but they also critique commercialism and exploitation. See what subversive messages you can find in a holiday classic; I triple dog dare you.
Kathy M. Newman joins Labor Goes to the Movies hosts Elise Bryant and Chris Garlock to explore A Working-Class Christmas Story Christmas, from the Working-Class Perspectives blog. Kathy’s an associate professor of literary and cultural studies at Carnegie Mellon University, where she writes about radio, television, and contemporary media.
On this week’s Labor History in Two: Debs Released; Real Gift Was His Message.
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