We take reputations for granted. Believing in the bad and the good
natures of our notorious or illustrious forebears is part of our
shared national heritage. Yet we are largely ignorant of how such
reputations came to be, who was instrumental in creating them, and
why. Even less have we considered how villains, just as much as
heroes, have helped our society define its values.
Presenting essays on America's most reviled traitor, its worst
president, and its most controversial literary ingenue (Benedict
Arnold, Warren G. Harding, and Lolita), among others, sociologist
Gary Alan Fine analyzes negative, contested, and subcultural
reputations. "Difficult Reputations" offers eight compelling
historical case studies as well as a theoretical introduction
situating the complex roles in culture and history that negative
reputations play.
Arguing the need for understanding real conditions that lead to
proposed interpretations, as well as how reputations are given
meaning over time, this book marks an important contribution to the
sociologies of culture and knowledge.
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