"Real America" and Nickle and Dimed

I'm working on a course with my students(Seniors) that examines the less pretty side of America. We will be reading excerpts from Nickle and Dimed - a nonfiction text where the author spends a year in different minimum wage jobs to see if a person can survive earning minimum wage.

Any films that would be a useful/appropriate companion?

All suggestions are appreciated.

-lindsay

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Permalink Reply by Mark Smith on October 3, 2011 at 3:53pm

Morgan Spurlock (of SuperSize me fame) had an excellent series on TV called "30 days". His first episode deals with how hard it is to live on unemployment benefit, with no other sources of income. I have used it in the past, and it's a great resource.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=yloNmB...

Permalink Reply by Lindsay Lombardi on October 4, 2011 at 8:37am

Thanks!!!

Permalink Reply by Kelly Farrow on October 7, 2011 at 4:46pm

A Day Without a Mexican might be a really interesting tie-in. Watch it first to make sure it would work for you, though. (P.S. My husband and I got to see Nickel and Dimed in play form at my alma mater; it was very interesting and well done. You probably know this, but Ehrenreich has lots of videos and other related articles/resources on YouTube and possibly her web site, too.)

Permalink Reply by Bridget Chatman on October 14, 2011 at 6:58pm

My Pop Culture is reading this novel right now. We are watching "The Corporation" by Mark Achbar, Jennifer Abbott and Joel Bakan.

"Real America" and Nickle and Dimed

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