EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROSS POLLINATION THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JEWISH AMERICANS IN PRODUCING OUR POPULAR CULTURE.

EACH EXAM ANSWER SHOULD HAVE A THESIS STATEMENT THAT IS NO LONGER THAN TWO SENTENCES PRINTED IN BOLDFACE.PART A: WRITE AN ESSAY (2-3 PAGES) IN WHICH YOU EXPLAIN MY (the professor) DECISION TO INCLUDE THE FILM “US” (2019) FROM THE LIST FOR THIS CLASS. HOW DOES THE FILM REFLECT THE INTER-RACIAL NATURE OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE AND IN WHAT WAYS DOES IT EXPLORE THE ISSUES OF RACE, POWER, OPPRESSION AND/OR THE MEANING OF POPULAR CULTURE ITSELF TO SHAPE AMERICAN LIVES? PART B: 1. WRITE AN ESSAY IN WHICH YOU EXPLORE THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE IN THE 20TH CENTURY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INCLUDE A DISCUSSION OF THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN RACE AND TECHNOLOGY IN YOUR ESSAY.2. WRITE AN ESSAY IN WHICH YOU EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CROSS POLLINATION THAT TAKES PLACE BETWEEN AFRICAN AMERICANS AND JEWISH AMERICANS IN PRODUCING OUR POPULAR CULTURE. DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF THIS COLLABORATION AND THE WAY IT PLAYS OUT OVER TIME. IT MIGHT HELP YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT NORMAN MAILER’S VERY WEIRD ESSAY THE WHITE NEGRO.