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About the Author
Stephen Pimpare, PhD, is Senior Lecturer in American Politics and Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of two previous books, A People's History of Poverty in America (2008), winner of the Michael Harrington Award from the American Political Science Association, and The New Victorians: Poverty, Politics & Propaganda in Two Gilded Ages (2004). After thirty years in New York City, he now lives in rural New Hampshire with his husband, two goats, two pigs, twelve chickens, and six turkeys.
Reviews
In utilizing film to challenge our understanding of poverty, Pimpare pro vides an accessible text for retraining our thinking about poverty and unraveling widespread fallacies. Threaded throughout the book is a discussion of how race and gender are intricately bound up with any true discussion of poverty. ... the reader will gain a much more thorough understanding of the role we all play in the cycles of poverty. * Melanie Lynn Carlson, Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare *
Stephen Pimpare's Ghettos, Tramps, and Welfare Queens is a unique jaunt through Hollywood films that feature society's most marginalized and maligned, the homeless and the poor....his insightful examination of the way film (re)presents the poor and homeless is a valuable addition to both political science and cinema scholarship. Overall, Ghettos, Tramps, and Welfare Queens is a perceptive look at the intersections of popular imagery and public policy. * Debbie Olson, PhD, Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy *
This solidly researched volume, well illustrated and jauntily written, is a work of great originality that should attract a large audience of film scholars, social historians, social scientists, and welfare policy specialists, as well as film aficionados. * Kenneth L. Kusmer, Professor of History at Temple University, Journal of American History *
. . . its greatest strength is the author's desire not to segregate films from their audiences or their makers. This makes for a book that reflects deeply held beliefs about those less fortunate. Pimpare's conclusion offers separate lessons for filmgoers, filmmakers, policy makers, and journalists - a strong way to end the volume . . . Highly recommended. All readers. * G. R. Butters Jr., CHOICE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780190660727
Author Stephen Pimpare
Format Hardback
Page Count 372
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 676g
Dimensions(mm) 165mm * 239mm * 28mm