Thursday, June 10, 2010
Film Traces Development Of "Hillbilly" Stereotype
KENTUCKY...
A filmmaker whose movie shows the development of stereotypes in the Appalachians will be on hand when his film is shown at the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort. "Strangers and Kin" was directed by Herb E. Smith in 1984 and follows the evolution of the "hillbilly" image in Hollywood, news and literature. The Kentucky Historical Society, which is showing the film, says it shows how stereotypes come about and how they're reinforced and used to justify exploitation.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 9:21 AM 
