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Seeking home : marginalization and representation in Appalachian literature and song / edited by Leslie Harper Worthington and Jürgen E. Grandt.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--Appalachian Region--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- American literature--Southern States--History and criticism.
- Music.
- Southern States.
- Mountain life in literature.
- Minorities in literature.
- Race relations in literature.
- Cultural pluralism in literature.
- Music--Appalachian Region, Southern.
- Appalachian Region--In literature.
- Appalachian Region.
- Literature.
- Southern Appalachian Region.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 254 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Marginalization and representation in Appalachian literature and song
- Place of Publication:
- Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "This collection of essays focuses on ethnic diversity within the region and a sense of belonging in Appalachian fiction, poetry, and letters. It probes the work of such stalwart writers as Lee Smith and Ron Rash, Affrilachian authors Crystal Wilkinson and Frank X Walker, and representatives of the Eastern Band Cherokee. Rather than attempting to define "Appalachianess," this collection interrogates the diverse realities of the region and how writers respond to a sense of place in Appalachian culture"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 What Mountains Move: Magical Realism in Appalachian Literature / Monica C. Miller Miller, Monica C. 15
- Chapter 2 Army Life, Old Times, and Dreams: Images of Home in the Civil War Journals of Alexander Sterrett Paxton / Kimberly M. Jew Jew, Kimberly M. 35
- Chapter 3 Performance, Frame, and Identity in Harriette Simpson Arnow's "The Goat Who Was a Cow" / Cassie Patterson Patterson, Cassie 53
- Chapter 4 Cross-Pollinating Appalachian Communities: Insider/Outsider Knowledge in Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer / Rhonda Jenkins Armstrong Armstrong, Rhonda Jenkins 71
- Chapter 5 Beyond Black and White: Ethnic Complexity within the Affrilachian Poets / Sharon E. Colley Colley, Sharon E. 89
- Chapter 6 Consenting to Create: Crystal Wilkinson and the Affrilachian Movement / Erica Abrams Locklear Locklear, Erica Abrams 105
- Chapter 7 Affrilachian Inferiority: Frank X Walker and the Weight of Appalachia / Michelle S. Hite Hite, Michelle S. 121
- Chapter 8 Appalachian Literature and Race Relations in the Newer South: Homogeneity and History in Ron Rash's Burning Bright and Natasha Trethewey's Native Guard / Artress Bethany White White, Artress Bethany 137
- Chapter 9 Feed the Kids, Feed the Hungry Beast: Crystal Methamphetamine Addiction and the Exploitation of Family Structures in the Short Stories of Ron Rash / Daniel Davis Wood Wood, Daniel Davis 149
- Chapter 10 "Come Holy Spirit, Lord God": The Holy Ghost in the Cherokee Mountains. / James A. Owen Owen, James A. 165
- Chapter 11 "As Long as My Luck and Lungs Hold Out": The Processes of Power in Appalachian Mining Songs / Rexanne Harde Harde, Rexanne 185
- Chapter 12 "A song don't just spring outer nowhere": Recording Technology and the Invention of Authenticity in Lee Smith's The Devil's Dream / Jürgen E. Grandt Grandt, Jürgen E. 221.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781621902591
- 1621902595
- OCLC:
- 953867212
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