For Tuesday (Day 6), finish reading Hillbilly Elegy (to p. 257). In class, we will develop essay prompts for Hillbilly Elegy.
For Wednesday (Day 1) and Thursday (Day 2), read the reviews of and article about Hillbilly Elegy linked below. Be patient with the reviews; they begin by summarizing the book, but ultimately they spend more time analyzing it. Don't hesitate to use the extra time this long weekend to read some of the links within the reviews, too; they address some of the issues we would have addressed if we had looked more closely at race, poverty, and public policy.
The Lives of Poor White People (The New Yorker)
Hillbilly Elitism (Jacobin Magazine)
I Was Born in Appalachia. Hillbilly Elegy Doesn't Speak for Me. (The Washington Post)
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