Critical Regionalism: Connecting Politics and Culture in the American LandscapeThe idea of "region" in America has often served to isolate places from each other, observes Douglas Reichert Powell. Whether in the nostalgic celebration of folk cultures or the urbane distaste for "hicks," certain regions of the country are identified a |
Contents
Theres Something about Mary The Practice of Critical Regionalism | 3 |
An Appalachian Trail | 33 |
Making Regional Connections in Unlikely Places | 67 |
Region on Film | 100 |
Toward a Critical Regionalist Literature | 147 |
Critical Regionalism and the University | 187 |
Theres Something about Mary Reprise Mrs Edwards and Me | 227 |
Durham Stories | 237 |
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Critical Regionalism: Connecting Politics and Culture in the American Landscape Douglas Reichert Powell No preview available - 2007 |
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