Myth, Media, and the Southern Mind
Author | : Stephen A. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780938626411 |
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Author | : Stephen A. Smith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780938626411 |
Author | : Stephen A. Smith |
Publisher | : University of Arkansas Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Mass media |
ISBN | : 9781610752725 |
Author | : Jan Nordby Gretlund |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781570033124 |
Remarkably removed from the devotional, certifying, and celebratory view of the South that has dominated books of this genre, The Southern State of Mind addresses the question of whether inherited Southern values, problems, and contradictions have survived the onslaught of modernization."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : John Caldwell Guilds |
Publisher | : University of Arkansas Press |
Total Pages | : 768 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781557285256 |
From the expeditions of de Soto in the sixteenth century to the celebrated work of such contemporary writers as Maya Angelou, Ellen Gilchrist, and Miller Williams, Arkansas has enjoyed a rich history of letters. These two volumes gather the best work from Arkansas's rich literary history celebrating the variety of its voices and the national treasure those voices have become.
Author | : Kristi S. Long |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 219 |
Release | : 2016-10-04 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1315511878 |
A variety of theoretical approaches to the study of culture have emphasised the significance of the creation, maintenance, and the transgression of boundaries to identities – be they social, cultural, national or personal. The essays collected in this book, first published in 1997, explore the creation of identities in American culture through analysis of the boundaries within and across which American identity is negotiated. The dissemination of cultural identity and the creation of national identity through this process has had a crucial impact on the shape of social life in post-war American culture. The contributors to this volume offer a variety of perspectives on this richly complicated process.
Author | : John Shelton Reed |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017-07-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1351505238 |
For over three decades John Shelton Reed has been "minding" the South. He is the author or editor of thirteen books about the region. Despite his disclaimer concerning the formal study of Southern history, Reed has read widely and in depth about the South. His primary focus is upon Southerners' present-day culture, but he knows that one must approach the South historically in order to understand the place and its people. Why is the South so different from the rest of America? Rupert Vance, Reed's predecessor in sociology at Chapel Hill, once observed that the existence of the South is a triumph of history over geography and economics. The South has resisted being assimilated by the larger United States and has kept a personality that is distinctly its own. That is why Reed celebrates the South. The chapters in this book cover everything from great thinkers about the South—Eugene D. Genovese, C. Vann Woodward, M. E. Bradford—to the uniqueness of a region that was once a hotbed of racism, but has recently attracted hundreds of thousands of black people transplanted from the North. There are also chapters about Southerners who have devoted their talents to politics, soft drinks, rock and roll, and jewelry design. Reed writes with wit and Southern charm, never afraid to speak his mind, even when it comes to taking his beloved South to task. While readers may not share all his opinions, most will agree that John Shelton Reed is one of the best "South watchers" there is.
Author | : Various Authors |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 6142 |
Release | : 2021-05-13 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1315459965 |
This seven volume set reissues a collection of out-of-print titles covering a range of responses to modern culture. They include in-depth analyses of US and Australian popular culture, works on the media and television, macrosociology, and the media and ‘otherness’. Taken together, they provide stimulating and thought-provoking debate on a wide range of topics central to many of today’s cultural controversies.
Author | : Charles Reagan Wilson |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2014-02-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 146961670X |
This volume of The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture addresses the cultural, social, and intellectual terrain of myth, manners, and historical memory in the American South. Evaluating how a distinct southern identity has been created, recreated, and performed through memories that blur the line between fact and fiction, this volume paints a broad, multihued picture of the region seen through the lenses of belief and cultural practice. The 95 entries here represent a substantial revision and expansion of the material on historical memory and manners in the original edition. They address such matters as myths and memories surrounding the Old South and the Civil War; stereotypes and traditions related to the body, sexuality, gender, and family (such as debutante balls and beauty pageants); institutions and places associated with historical memory (such as cemeteries, monuments, and museums); and specific subjects and objects of myths, including the Confederate flag and Graceland. Together, they offer a compelling portrait of the "southern way of life" as it has been imagined, lived, and contested.
Author | : Patrick B. Miller |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780252070365 |
Engaging a medley of perspectives and methodologies, The Sporting World of the Modern South examines how sports map the social, political, and cultural landscapes of the modern South. In essays on the "backcountry" fighter stereotypes portrayed in modern professional wrestling and the significance of Crimson Tide coaching legend Paul "Bear" Bryant for white Alabamians, contributors explore the symbols that have shaped southern regional identities since the Civil War. Other essays tackle gender and race relations in intercollegiate athletics, uncover the roles athletic competitions played in desegregating the South, and address the popularity of NASCAR in the southern states. Pairing the action and anecdotes of good sports writing with rock-solid scholarship, The Sporting World of the Modern South adds historical and anthropological perspectives to legends and lore from the gridiron to the racetrack. This collection, with its innovative attention to the interplay between athletics and regional identity, is an insightful and compelling contribution to southern and sports history.
Author | : Jack Salzman |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1124 |
Release | : 1990-05-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521365598 |
This volume supplements the acclaimed three volume set published in 1986 and consists of an annotated listing of American Studies monographs published between 1984 and 1988. There are more than 6,000 descriptive entries in a wide range of categories: anthropology and folklore, art and architecture, history, literature, music, political science, popular culture, psychology, religion, science and technology, and sociology.