TTC Video - American Dream


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The "American Dream" is an ambiguous term as seen in popular culture.  This pattern is reflected in music, television, film, and literature.  The press keeps the term in print, and advertising capitalizes on the  concept.People have many perceptions of what the "American  Dream" is. For some, the dream is part of an ideology that snares and  deludes. The dream is often portrayed as jingoistic. Self-determination,  success, wealth, and acquisition are words often used to describe the  "American Dream." For some, the dream denotes a set of social and moral  ideals.


Lectures:

01--American Dream: From Its Past to Its Future
02--A New Commonwealth
03--Frontier Dreams
04--Inalienable Rights and Rugged Individualism
05--Disenchantment and Depression
06--Dreams Deferred: Race and Gender
07--American Dream and Holocaust Questions
08--Where Have We Been, Where Are We Going?