Examines the paradox that communities famous for their cohesiveness and moral stability were in fact oppressive along race and class lines. The author uses readings from Georgia Scenes, Swallow Barn, In Ole Virginia, Lanterns on the Levee and Light in August to illustrate this point.
Examines the paradox that communities famous for their cohesiveness and moral stability were in fact oppressive along race and class lines. The author...
Offers an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the field and to modern life in general. The nonbinary, nontraditional approach of Keywords unmasks and refutes standard binary thinking.
Offers an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The es...
Offers an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the field and to modern life in general. The nonbinary, nontraditional approach of Keywords unmasks and refutes standard binary thinking.
Offers an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The es...
In this stimulating study, Scott Romine explores the impact of globalization on contemporary southern culture and the South's persistence in an age of media and what he terms "cultural reproduction." Rather than being compromised, Romine asserts, southern cultures are both complicated and reconfigured as they increasingly detach from tradition in its conventional sense. In considering Souths that might appear fake -- the Souths of the theme restaurant, commercial television, and popular regional magazines, for example -- Romine contends that authenticity and reality emerge as central...
In this stimulating study, Scott Romine explores the impact of globalization on contemporary southern culture and the South's persistence in an age...
