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After watching the TEDx video on GWAR and reading the Wikipedia entry about GWAR (Links to an external site.) (read-only the text that appears above the “contents” box), answer the following questions (which are also the same as the learning objectives for this piece). You MUST use concepts and approaches from Chapter 5 of K&M, and/or Unit 5 lectures, in your response:
In what ways is GWAR a cultural product of Richmond? In other words, how does GWAR reflect the culture, history, and geography of the city and vice versa?
What is the relationship between GWAR and the dynamics of race, class, and power in Richmond?
The key discussions in your textbook that will help you with this prompt include in the section on Culture and Identity, which begins on p. 166, and the discussion on pp. 162-163, “Shaping Place Through Fact and Fiction, Practice, and Representation.”
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