Place, Time, and Memory
...and later sculptures About William Christenberry Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on November 5, 1936, William Christenberry was a painter, photographer, and sculptor whose work drew upon the subject matter of...
A Review of Lawrence N. Powell's The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans
...built there because they had already claimed land concessions in the area. Powell’s book chronicles the town’s history from the time of Bienville to the Battle of New Orleans, explaining...
Geography
1. At the bottom of the exit ramp my father waits for us, one foot on the curb, right hand hooked in the front pocket of his jeans, a stack...
Negotiating Black Identities
...Prof. Lacy's book, Negotiating Black Identities (forthcoming from the University of California Press), examines how the Black middle class defines itself in relation to Whites, to the middle class, and...
The Complete Oh-OK: Music as Child’s Play in Athens, Georgia
Essay Here’s for an expanding hope. —Oh-OK, “Brother,” 1982 Oh-OK, Furthermore What cover, DB Records, 1984. If you want to start an argument, just ask any 40- to 50-ish-year-old fan...
New Adventures in Tandem Ethnography
...Basic Books, 1973), 6. We went trawling on Boudreaux Canal at sunset with a married couple who claimed that they didn't need to belong to a church, didn't need a...
Recording Musical History: An Interview with Lance Ledbetter of Dust-to-Digital Records
Interview...
Lynching and Local History: A Review of Troubled Ground
...lynchings, which had attracted national attention, despite the fact that his family had lived in the area for generations. A significant purpose of this book was to "excavate" (p. xv)...
Opening at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
...experiences are the center’s exhibitions, books, awards, radio programming, multimedia production, fieldwork projects, and the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. In addition to his work at CDS, Tom Rankin is...
Selma Bridge: Always Under Construction
...March, and gave rise to the national clamor that assured the Voting Rights Act became law. Aerial view of marchers crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge, 1965. Since 1965, the Edmund...