Cultural Hegemon

This week, we have been reading stories that explore issues of cultural hegemony. But what is cultural hegemony, and do we actually see it in everyday life? Before completing this DB, be sure to read the three Native American stories, including “The Native American Dream” on p. 1079 of class text.
Review the Power & Culture Powerpoint.
Read the article “Native American Writing/Power of Voices” and the article “Schitt’s Creek.”
These files are in Course Content, Week Two.
Discussion Board # 3:
In 4 well-developed, double-spaced and indented paragraphs, define and explain cultural hegemony. Be sure to proof read for run-on sentences, sentence fragments, capitalization, verb errors and punctuation. The purpose of this formal writing assignment is to show me you have read the stories and the articles carefully. The more specific details and examples you use, the better.
Begin with a sentence that defines Cultural Hegemony in your own words.Back this up with specific examples you may have noticed, observed or heard about in social media. Now, discuss the article “Native American Writing/The Power of Voices.” What is the thesis/argument of this article? Do you agree? How does this article fight back against cultural hegemony? Be specicic.
In the next two paragraphs, show how Cultural Hegemony is shown or discussed in TWO of the assigned Native American stories ( choose from “School Days,” “Cogewea” and “Native American Dream.”) Give at least 3 specific examples from each story. Be very specific; use actual incidents. Relate your examples back to something in the article.
QUOTES: use at least 4 direct quotes from stories and article. Use correct MLA parenthetical format for quotes. See MLA handout in Course Content. No Works Cited page is required for DB’s. .
In your final paragraph, briefly discuss an example of cultural hegemony in real life. You may write about a situation you have observed, read about, heard about, viewed on social media, or experienced. It can also be a situation experienced by a friend, acquaintance or relative. If you have absolutely no experience, you will need to do some research. Don’t just make broad, general statements. Be sure to tie your real life experience back to the definition and the examples from the stories.

Here is an Overview of what is due January 30 :
1. In our text “Everyone’s An Author”, read pp. 28-49 and pp. 1079-1084: “The (Native American) Dream” by Tate Walker.
2. In “Digitized Stories” handout, read “School Days of an Indian Girl” by Zitkala-Sa and “Cogewea, or The Half-Blood” by Mourning Dove. NOTE: this. is a link to entire novel; you need to read only Chapter VII, pp. 59-68, “The Ladies and Squaw Races”.
Think about the themes and the figurative language as you read. Please Note: Reading each story one time is not enough. You should read the story once to get a general idea. then go back and read it it again, underlining examples of figurative language, and noting class themes and information for study questions. In order to participate in the Discussion Boards and write your papers, you will need to do close readings of the stories.
5. Read through the Native American Study Questions for the first two stories. so you will know what to look for in the stories. These are optional and do not have to be handed in.
6. Now review the handout “ENGL 1302 Class Themes.” You may want to print this out also. Think about these themes as you read the stories. How do they connect to Native American history? You should use the Class Themes when you write your papers or Discussion Board (DB) posts. Now review the “Power and Culture” Powerpoint. Take notes. You may use any of this information in your papers or DB’s.
3. Review the Power & Culture Powerpoint.
4. Read the article “Native American Writing/Power of Voices” and the article “Schitt’s Creek.” Use examples from these articles when you respond to Discussion Boards # 3 and # 4.

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