Exhibit:

The 99%

Preview of images

bw illustration of sprightly man in top hat carrying child on back image in color of a tired Cratchit with Tim on his back opening the door image in color of a black child actor with crutches playing Tiny Tim blue-tinted image with feet coming through ceiling above
Love Conquered Fear: Michael Armstrong British Parliament Coat of Arms The British Bee Hive British Pound Sterling

Create galleries of images related to the 99% by researching and gathering images related to our readings here. Please see the assignment prompt in Canvas for more info.

Images in this Exhibit

SAMPLE: Picturing Disability in Dickens's A Christmas Carol
bw illustration of sprightly man in top hat carrying child on back image in color of a tired Cratchit with Tim on his back opening the door image in color of a black child actor with crutches playing Tiny Tim blue-tinted image with feet coming through ceiling above

This sample was created by Dr. Victoria Ford Smith at UCONN

Introduction

Charles Dickens's 1843 novella A Christmas Carol features some of his most memorable characters: Ebenezer Scrooge, the book's miserly protagonist; the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future; and Tiny Tim, the son of Scrooge's impoverished employee, Bob Cratchit. This exhibit focuses on Tiny Tim -- a character who does not appear frequently in the text but who plays a vital role in Scrooge's repentance and moral awakening. Tiny Tim is...
Smudging the Rose-Colored Glasses: Depicting Pollution

Introduction

Charles Dickens’s Hard Times showcases the negative effects of industrial towns. He uses strong imagery to depict the smoke-filled factories that he describes as “a blur of smoot and smoke” (Book 2, Chapter 1). The fog of these factories was constantly overhanging the characters as they went through their daily lives. The owners and richer characters, like Mr. Bounderby, wears the smoke like a trophy, while the Hands see it as a constant in their life. The narrator of the story, who describes many of these images, acts as an almost outside...
Legally Bound and Unbound
Love Conquered Fear: Michael Armstrong British Parliament Coat of Arms The British Bee Hive British Pound Sterling

Introduction to Legally Bound and Unbound

In the 19th century, Britain experienced profound social and economic transformations. The Industrial Revolution swept across the nation, giving rise to factories where machinery hummed and workers labored tirelessly in often deplorable conditions. Against this backdrop, Charles Dickens penned his novel ‘Hard Times,’ a scathing critique of the dehumanizing effects of poor working conditions and the stark divide between the privileged 1% and the 99%. These vivid images shed light on the intricate web of labor laws that shaped workers’ lives...