Southerners on Film

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Southerners on Film
Author : Andrew B. Leiter
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Publisher : McFarland
Language : English
Release Date : 31 August 2011
ISBN : 9780786487028
Pages : 252 pages
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Southerners on Film by Andrew B. Leiter Book PDF Summary

The representation of Southerners on film has been a topic of enduring interest and debate among scholars of both film and Southern studies. These 15 essays examine the problem of Southern identity in film since the civil rights era. Fresh insights are provided on such familiar topics as the redneck image, transitions to modernity and the prevalence of the Southern gothic. Other essays reflect the reinvigorated and expanding field of new Southern studies and topics include the transnational South, the intersection of ethnicity and environment and the cultural significance of Southern identity outside the South.

Southerners on Film

The representation of Southerners on film has been a topic of enduring interest and debate among scholars of both film and Southern studies. These 15 essays examine the problem of Southern identity in film since the civil rights era. Fresh insights are provided on such familiar topics as the redneck image,

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