Tyler, Imogen

Contributions

• Chav Scum
  Articles
  In the last three years a new filthy vocabulary of social class has emerged in Britain. The word “chav”, and its various synonyms and regional variations, has become a ubiquitous term of abuse for white working class subjects. An entire slang vocabulary has emerged around chav. Acronyms, such as “Council Housed and Vile” have sprung up to explain the...Read more
  M/C Journal Vol. 9 No. 5 (2006): 'filth'