The Real South: Southern Narrative in the Age of Cultural Reproduction Contributor(s): Romine, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807156388 ISBN-13: 9780807156384 Publisher: LSU Press OUR PRICE: $23.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: 810.997 |
Series: Southern Literary Studies |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (1.08 lbs) 296 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In this stimulating study, Scott Romine explores the impact of globalization on contemporary southern culture and the South's persistence in an age of media and what he terms cultural reproduction. Rather than being compromised, Romine asserts, southern cultures are both complicated and reconfigured as they increasingly detach from tradition in its conventional sense. In considering Souths that might appear fake -- the Souths of the theme restaurant, commercial television, and popular regional magazines, for example -- Romine contends that authenticity and reality emerge as central concepts that allow groups and individuals to imagine and navigate social worlds. |