Framing the South : Hollywood, television, and race during the Civil Rights struggle / Allison Graham.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Allison.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southern States--In motion pictures.

Southern States.

Racism in motion pictures.

African Americans in motion pictures.

Appalachians (People) in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

xi, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

Summary:

"In a series of interlocking essays, Graham deftly explores the ways Hollywood filmmakers and television producers tried to reformulate stock southern characters in light of rapidly changing social relations... A fascinating and compelling cultural history that should be of use to a wide array of scholars." -- American Studies

Contents:

Introduction: Remapping Dogpatch 1

1 "The Purest of God's Creatures": White Women, Blood Pollution, and Southern Sexuality 18

2 Sentimental Educations: Romance, Race, and White Redemption 54

3 Natural Acts: Hillbillies, Delinquents, and the Disappearing Psyche 81

4 Reeducating the Southerner: Elvis, Rednecks, and Hollywood's "White Negro" 116

5 Civil Rights Films and the New Red Menace: The Legacy of the 1960s 147.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-215) and index.

ISBN:

0801866154

OCLC:

45064786