Small-Screen Souths
Region, Identity, and the Cultural Politics of Television
By Ashli Dykes, Bonnie Applebeet Cameron, Casey Kayser, Eric Gary Anderson, Jennie Lightweis-Goff, Jimmy Dean Smith, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Leigh H. Edwards, Mary Ann Wilson, Matthew Dischinger, Monica Carol Miller, Robert Jackson, Robert W. Haynes, S | Publisher: LSU Press
About the book
As the first collection dedicated to the relationship between television and the U.S. South, Small-Screen Souths addresses the growing interest in how mass culture represents the region and influences popular perceptions of it. In sixteen essays divided into three thematic sections, scholars of southern culture analyze representations of the South in a variety of television shows spanning the history of the medium, from classic network programs such as The Andy Griffith Show and Designing Women to some of today’s popular franchises like Duck Dynasty and The Walking Dead.
The first section, “Politics and Identity in the Televisual South,” focuses on how television constructs understandings of race, gender, sexuality, and class, often adapting to changing configurations of community and identity. The next section, “Caricatures, Commodities, and Catharsis in the Rural South,” examines the tension between depictions of southern rural communities and assumptions about abject whiteness, particularly conceptions of poverty and profitized culture. The concluding section, “(Dis)Locating the South,” considers the influence of postcolonialism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism in understanding television featuring the region. Throughout, the essays investigate the profuse, often contradictory ways that the U.S. South has been represented on television, seeking to expand and pluralize myopic perspectives of the region.
By analyzing depictions of the South from the classical network era to the contemporary post-broadcast age, Small-Screen Souths offers a broad historical scope and a multiplicity of theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives on what it means to see the South from the television screen.
Editions of Small-Screen Souths
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807167144
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807187418
- PDF
- ISBN 9780807167151
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As the first collection dedicated to the relationship between television and the U.S. South, Small-Screen Souths addresses the growing interest in how mass culture represents the region and influences popular perceptions of it. In sixteen essays divided into three thematic sections, scholars of southern culture analyze representations of the South in a variety of television shows spanning the history of the medium, from classic network programs such as The Andy Griffith Show and Designing Women to some of today’s popular franchises like Duck Dynasty and The Walking Dead.
The first section, “Politics and Identity in the Televisual South,” focuses on how television constructs understandings of race, gender, sexuality, and class, often adapting to changing configurations of community and identity. The next section, “Caricatures, Commodities, and Catharsis in the Rural South,” examines the tension between depictions of southern rural communities and assumptions about abject whiteness, particularly conceptions of poverty and profitized culture. The concluding section, “(Dis)Locating the South,” considers the influence of postcolonialism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism in understanding television featuring the region. Throughout, the essays investigate the profuse, often contradictory ways that the U.S. South has been represented on television, seeking to expand and pluralize myopic perspectives of the region.
By analyzing depictions of the South from the classical network era to the contemporary post-broadcast age, Small-Screen Souths offers a broad historical scope and a multiplicity of theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives on what it means to see the South from the television screen.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Small-Screen Souths about?
As the first collection dedicated to the relationship between television and the U.S. South, Small-Screen Souths addresses the growing interest in how mass culture represents the region and influences popular perceptions of it. In sixteen essays divided into three thematic sections, scholars of southern culture analyze representations of the South in a variety of television shows spanning the history of the medium, from classic network programs such as The Andy Griffith Show and Designing Women to some of today’s popular franchises like Duck Dynasty and The Walking Dead.
The first section, “Politics and Identity in the Televisual South,” focuses on how television constructs understandings of race, gender, sexuality, and class, often adapting to changing configurations of community and identity. The next section, “Caricatures, Commodities, and Catharsis in the Rural South,” examines the tension between depictions of southern rural communities and assumptions about abject whiteness, particularly conceptions of poverty and profitized culture. The concluding section, “(Dis)Locating the South,” considers the influence of postcolonialism, globalization, and cosmopolitanism in understanding television featuring the region. Throughout, the essays investigate the profuse, often contradictory ways that the U.S. South has been represented on television, seeking to expand and pluralize myopic perspectives of the region.
By analyzing depictions of the South from the classical network era to the contemporary post-broadcast age, Small-Screen Souths offers a broad historical scope and a multiplicity of theoretical and interdisciplinary perspectives on what it means to see the South from the television screen.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Small-Screen Souths?
The Arts > Performing arts > Television
Where can I read a sample of Small-Screen Souths?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780807167144
How long is Small-Screen Souths and how many pages does it have?
Small-Screen Souths has 360 page(s)
Is Small-Screen Souths part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Southern Literary Studies
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Small-Screen Souths?
Ashli Dykes, Bonnie Applebeet Cameron, Casey Kayser, Eric Gary Anderson, Jennie Lightweis-Goff, Jimmy Dean Smith, Joanna Davis-McElligatt, Leigh H. Edwards, Mary Ann Wilson, Matthew Dischinger, Monica Carol Miller, Robert Jackson, Robert W. Haynes, S
Who is the Publisher of the book Small-Screen Souths?
LSU Press
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Small-Screen Souths is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807167144) and paperback(ISBN 9780807187418) and pdf(ISBN 9780807167151)
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