LABRST 2BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Ballet Shoe, Class Discrimination, Police Brutality
27 Oct 2016
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Explain the events in the billy elliot movie that relate to oppression, using the theoretical theories addressed in the course. Identify oppression; the type & explain it. 1) identify and discuss multiple forms of isms and oppression and the varying ways these intersect. 2) address and discuss the way social class and classism play out in the movie. 3) avoid an over-simplistic; deeply explain the nuances of what is occurring. 4) feel free to research and cite information regarding the political context of the era the movie portrays. His father wanted him to do boy"s sports such as boxing, but he had no interest and wasn"t successful. His mother passed away; lives with father and grandmother. His father would call him a disgrace and charge him $ for getting ko"d. He was interested in dance; would watch the girls ballet class.
