In Talking White Trash, Tasha R. Dunn provides a multi-methodological investigation into the representations of white working-class people on screen and the everyday lives of members of the white working-class. Her work provides a nuanced way to understand the reinforcement of stereotypical depictions of this population, as well as how the white working class “talks back” to these representations. The book draws from the current political and cultural moment to assert how white working-class identity is constructed, and advocates for a more complex reading of this population than is often provided in mediated texts.
Articles by Holly Willson Holladay
Holly Willson Holladay is an assistant professor at Missouri State University. Her research focuses on the relationship between media consumption (primarily television) and identity negotiation (e.g., class, gender, and race). Her work has been published in Television & New Media, The International Journal of Cultural Studies, Southern Communication Journal, Popular Music & Society, The Journal of Popular Culture, and a number of edited collections.