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MBA (IT), PHD
Kaplan University
Apr-2009 - Mar-2014
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University of Santo Tomas
Aug-2006 - Present
Read the article: "Here Comes the Hillbilly, Again". Link: http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2012/08/here_comes_honey_boo_boo_and_the_history_of_the_hillbilly_in_america_.html
Answer the following questions:
1. What would you say was Dean's main argument? Support your reasoning with examples.
2. What cultural codes does Dean see as present both in Here Comes Honey Boo Boo and in the ensuring criticism of it?
3. Here comes Honey Boo Boo is a reality TV show. How does Dean characterize this medium of distribution?
4. Visit slate.com, where Dean's essay was originally published. With respect to distribution, how would you characterize the technology and ideology of Slate? Is it the kind of site where you would expect to find an essay defending Here Comes Honey Boo Boo?
5. Would you say that Dean's essay accomodates, resists, or negotiates the codes imposed by Here Comes Honey Boo Boo?
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