Southerners on Film

Download or read book Southerners on Film written by Andrew B. Leiter and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-08-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The representation of Southerners on film has been a topic of enduring interest and debate among scholars of both film and Southern studies. These 15 essays examine the problem of Southern identity in film since the civil rights era. Fresh insights are provided on such familiar topics as the redneck image, transitions to modernity and the prevalence of the Southern gothic. Other essays reflect the reinvigorated and expanding field of new Southern studies and topics include the transnational South, the intersection of ethnicity and environment and the cultural significance of Southern identity outside the South.