What does "redneck" mean? What's going to happen to the southern
accent? What makes black southerners laugh? What is "real" country
music? These are the kinds of questions that pop up in this
collection of notable essays from "Southern Cultures," the journal
of the Center for the Study of the American South at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Intentionally plural, "Southern
Cultures" was founded in 1993 to present all sides of the American
South, from sorority sisters to Pocahontas, from kudzu to the
blues.
This volume collects 27 essays from the journal's first fifteen
years, bringing together some of the most memorable and engaging
essays as well as some of those most requested for use in courses.
A stellar cast of contributors discusses themes of identity, pride,
traditions, changes, conflicts, and stereotypes. Topics range from
black migrants in Chicago to Mexican immigrants in North Carolina,
from Tennessee wrestlers to Martin Luther King, from the Civil War
to contemporary debates about the Confederate flag. Funny and
serious, historical and contemporary, the collection offers
something new for every South-watcher, with fresh perspectives on
enduring debates about the people and cultures of America's most
complex region.
Contributors:
Derek H. Alderman, East Carolina University
Donna G'Segner Alderman, Greenville, North Carolina
S. Jonathan Bass, Samford University
Dwight B. Billings, University of Kentucky
Catherine W. Bishir, Preservation North Carolina
Kathleen M. Blee, University of Pittsburgh
Elizabeth Boyd, Vanderbilt University
James C. Cobb, University of Georgia
Peter A. Coclanis, University of North Carolina atChapel
Hill
Joseph Crespino, Emory University
Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard University
franklin forts, University of Georgia
David Goldfield, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Larry J. Griffin, University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill
Adam Gussow, University of Mississippi
Trudier Harris, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Patrick Huber, University of Missouri-Rolla
Louis M. Kyriakoudes, University of Southern Mississippi
Melton McLaurin, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Michael Montgomery, University of South Carolina
Steve Oney, Los Angeles, California
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