A. Watch the MTV Decoded video about the classist origin of slurs against poor w
A. Watch the MTV Decoded video about the classist origin of slurs against poor white people:https://youtu.be/wIIt-gTHWOY B. Read Chap. 8 from the attachment provided. C. Watch the trailer for the documentary Hillbilly, Hillbilly (2019) | Official Trailer HD You can watch the whole documentary film for free on Tubi: https://tubitv.com/movies/632952/hillbilly?start=true You can read more about the movie here:
Documentary hillbilly Is Now Challenging Stereotypes for a National Audience on Hulu
And also on the film’s website: http://hillbillymovie.com/ Then answer the following questions in 150+ words per question: 1. In America, how are social-economic class divisions shown in media? 2. If you are from another country or have lived in another country, how are social-economic class divisions shown in media? 3. According to the PDF textbook Chapter 8, who was Horatio Alger and what is the “Horatio Alger Myth”? 4. What films can you think of that emphasize the concept of the American Dream? 5. Which specific media stereotypes do the Hillbilly moviemakers criticize in their film? How have Appalachian people been portrayed in media, including in the classic film Deliverance?
