Neither Seen Nor Heard: Reporting of The New York Times on Homelessness, 1920–1999

Location

Room 232, Schewel Hall

Access Type

Campus Access Only

Presentation Type

Oral presentation

Entry Number

104

Start Date

4-16-2026 2:00 PM

End Date

4-16-2026 2:15 PM

School

School of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Keywords

homeless, homelessness, representations, thematic analysis, historical sociology, journalism, stuart hall, cultural theory

Abstract

This project used reflexive thematic analysis to examine how The New York Times represented homeless individuals and homelessness from 1920–1999.

Primary Faculty Mentor(s)

Dr. Chip Walton

Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department

Sociology

Additional Faculty Mentor(s)

Dr. Elizabeth Sharrett Dr. Catherine Stepniak

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Apr 16th, 2:00 PM Apr 16th, 2:15 PM

Neither Seen Nor Heard: Reporting of The New York Times on Homelessness, 1920–1999

Room 232, Schewel Hall

This project used reflexive thematic analysis to examine how The New York Times represented homeless individuals and homelessness from 1920–1999.