Contemporary southern identity : community through controversy / Rebecca Bridges Watts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watts, Rebecca Bridges, 1973-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Group identity.

Civilization.

Southern States--Civilization--20th century.

Southern States.

Group identity--Southern States.

Physical Description:

x, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2008]

Summary:

A study of four public controversies related to what it means to be a Southerner

Contents:

Introduction: looking toward a new rhetoric of southern identity

Uniforms, walls, and doors: social mystery and gender integration at the Virginia Military Institute

When Richmond gained perspective by incongruity: Old South tradition and New South change in the confederate capitol

Stories of the war: the confederate flag in South Carolina

Senator Trent Lott: southern sinner, scapegoat, and sacrifice

Conclusion: dialectical rhetoric as the new rhetoric of southern identity

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-194) and index.

ISBN:

9781934110096

1934110094

OCLC:

123390978