Trying the Dark: Mammoth Cave and the Racial Imagination, 1839–1869
...under the authority of a cave guide. In the panorama, Bishop becomes merely one of the dozens of cave sites: "Stephen," the pamphlet reads, "the most complete of guides, the...
Something True about Louisiana: HBO's True Detective and the Petrochemical America Aesthetic
...a dirt road through a cane field, terminating in a ditch.2Richard Misrach and Kate Orff, Petrochemical America (New York: Aperture Foundation, 2012), Plate 20, page 50. Patrick Clair, the director...
A Real American Horror Story: On Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave
...obvious lust does not sit well with his wife, a prototypical icy mistress made even colder by Sarah Paulson's performance. She begs her husband to beat Patsey, only to be...
Congregation
...chorus of marquees: God is not the author of fear; Without faith we is victims; Sooner or later everybody comes by here. Tower This week they are painting the...
Love and Death at Second-Line
..."It'll be easier at the vendor outside." He said, "No man, this is Papa Joe's place, buy it from him." I waved the bills over my head, Joe himself saw...
Moore's Ford Lynching Reenactment
...Take Highway 11 North all the way to Monroe. (Follow the instructions as outlined above.) Note: If you pass Church’s Chicken you have gone too far. Church Telephone Number 770-267-5819...
Collaborative Atlanta Studies Website Gathers Original Scholarship, Research, and Projects on Atlanta
...past, present, and future can take place among collaborating institutions and organizations." Atlanta Studies is not just for those in the academic arena, but for members of the public as...
The Liminal Site
...of a "radical expansion" of Green Springs Park (now George Ward Park) at the base of the mountain.2Olmsted Brothers, A System of Parks and Playgrounds for Birmingham: Preliminary Report upon...
Lift Every Voice and Sing: The Quilts of Gwendolyn Ann Magee
...verbal images into powerful visuality. Images from words embedded in life experience were shared through well-developed skills that conveyed both the history and the passion of shared time and participation....
Lyle Saxon and the WPA Guide to New Orleans
...job mapping the Crescent City's fabled enjoyment culture. It surveys most of the music and art scene from that period, paints vivid pictures of carnival pageantry, and evokes New Orleans'...