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YOUR ORIGINAL POST:
For this assignment, answer the following questions about the video above, using the terminology that Kidd uses in Chapter 3. Be sure to refer to the lyrics to "Taking Names" on Genius.com
to help you with your analysis as well, citing both visual and textual evidence in your responses.
1How is class portrayed in this song?
2How is the “American dream” portrayed in this song?
3How does this song describe the relationship between the proletariat and the bourgeoisie?
4How is this song a capitalist production?
5How does this song relate to the system of commodities?
6How does this song provide a symbol system that teaches us how to think about the economic world in which we live?
7What type of cultural capital does this song discuss? What is the most important determinant of success, according to this song?
8How does your own habitus influence your reaction to this song?