"Watching the Super-rich: The Justification of Wealth Inequality on Television"

''Watching the Super-rich: The Justification of Wealth Inequality on Television" with Phillipa Carr

Summary

The UK is framed as a meritocracy where social mobility is achievable for people with abilities who work hard. However, practices such as inheritance maintain wealth inequality and limit social mobility. In this talk, we will explore how entertainment documentaries present extreme wealth as attainable to all yet present the super-rich as extraordinary. Within the programmes, talk about individual psychology is used to present the super-rich as deserving of their status. While reality style programming is generally viewed as entertainment, this format is also a form of political communication that presents wealth distribution as an individual issue.

Bio

Dr Philippa Carr is a Senior Lecturer at UWE Bristol. She is interested in how people talk about psychological concepts to explore language in the media about wealth inequality. Philippa is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

Venue:
The White Harte
54-58 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LH

Event Running Time:
Doors 12pm
Introduction: 12:45pm
Lecture: 12:55pm
Q&A: 1:35pm
Mix & mingle with other attendees 1:45pm
Wrap up 2pm

Food:
If you plan on eating at the venue, we recommend arriving as early as possible so the kitchen can get your order out before the talk starts.

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