About the book
The history of thought and thinking in the American South is now alive with curiosity and poised for a new maturity. Thanks to the efforts of a growing variety of critics, the region is increasingly understood as a cultural habitat comprised of flows of ideas and sensibilities that originate both inside and outside traditional boundaries. This volume of essays uniquely combines perspectives from historians and literary scholars to explore a wide spectrum of thought about a region long understood as distinctive, yet often taken to represent “American” culture and character. Contributors first engage with how southern thinkers of all sorts have struggled with belonging — who is an insider and who is an outsider. Second, they consider how thought in the South has over time created ideas about the South. The volume capitalizes on an interdisciplinary synergy that has come to characterize southern studies, exploring current creative tensions between classic themes in southern history and the new ways to approach them. Region and identity, intellectuals and change, the South as an idea and ideas in the South—these continue to inspire the best new research as showcased in this collection.
Contributors are Michael T. Bernath, Stephen Berry, John Grammer, Michael Kreyling, Scott Romine, Beth Barton Schweiger, Mitchell Snay, Melanie Benson Taylor, Jonathan Daniel Wells, and Timothy J. Williams.
Editions of Insiders, Outsiders
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781469663555
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781469663562
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469663586
- EBook
- ISBN 9798890857057
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469663579
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890857040
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The history of thought and thinking in the American South is now alive with curiosity and poised for a new maturity. Thanks to the efforts of a growing variety of critics, the region is increasingly understood as a cultural habitat comprised of flows of ideas and sensibilities that originate both inside and outside traditional boundaries. This volume of essays uniquely combines perspectives from historians and literary scholars to explore a wide spectrum of thought about a region long understood as distinctive, yet often taken to represent “American” culture and character. Contributors first engage with how southern thinkers of all sorts have struggled with belonging — who is an insider and who is an outsider. Second, they consider how thought in the South has over time created ideas about the South. The volume capitalizes on an interdisciplinary synergy that has come to characterize southern studies, exploring current creative tensions between classic themes in southern history and the new ways to approach them. Region and identity, intellectuals and change, the South as an idea and ideas in the South—these continue to inspire the best new research as showcased in this collection.
Contributors are Michael T. Bernath, Stephen Berry, John Grammer, Michael Kreyling, Scott Romine, Beth Barton Schweiger, Mitchell Snay, Melanie Benson Taylor, Jonathan Daniel Wells, and Timothy J. Williams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Insiders, Outsiders about?
The history of thought and thinking in the American South is now alive with curiosity and poised for a new maturity. Thanks to the efforts of a growing variety of critics, the region is increasingly understood as a cultural habitat comprised of flows of ideas and sensibilities that originate both inside and outside traditional boundaries. This volume of essays uniquely combines perspectives from historians and literary scholars to explore a wide spectrum of thought about a region long understood as distinctive, yet often taken to represent “American” culture and character. Contributors first engage with how southern thinkers of all sorts have struggled with belonging — who is an insider and who is an outsider. Second, they consider how thought in the South has over time created ideas about the South. The volume capitalizes on an interdisciplinary synergy that has come to characterize southern studies, exploring current creative tensions between classic themes in southern history and the new ways to approach them. Region and identity, intellectuals and change, the South as an idea and ideas in the South—these continue to inspire the best new research as showcased in this collection.
Contributors are Michael T. Bernath, Stephen Berry, John Grammer, Michael Kreyling, Scott Romine, Beth Barton Schweiger, Mitchell Snay, Melanie Benson Taylor, Jonathan Daniel Wells, and Timothy J. Williams.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Insiders, Outsiders?
Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects > Interdisciplinary studies > Regional / International studies
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How long is Insiders, Outsiders and how many pages does it have?
Insiders, Outsiders has 254 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Insiders, Outsiders?
The University of North Carolina Press
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Insiders, Outsiders is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781469663555) and paperback(ISBN 9781469663562) and ebook(ISBN 9781469663586) and ebook(ISBN 9798890857057) and ebook(ISBN 9781469663579) and pdf(ISBN 9798890857040)
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