"Beer, Prayer and Nellydrama": (Im)Possibilities in Max Vernon's The View UpStairs
...in a building that failed to meet New Orleans fire codes.38Fieseler, Tinderbox, 183. When the pandemonium was over, thirty-two victims had perished, either immediately or in the following days as...
Hoboken Style: Meaning and Change in Okefenokee Sacred Harp Singing
...first of two late-1950s appearances at the festival by the Hoboken group and the only one recorded. The 1958 recording is a sonic benchmark in this local variant of Sacred...
I-26, Corridor of Change
...storytelling, handicrafts), Madison was also the state's leading producer of burley tobacco. Interview with Mars Hill mayor Raymond Rapp about the prospects for planned development. (November 17, 2000. Approx. 1...
Hurricane Helene Visits Marshall, North Carolina
...blink of an eye. And what lies ahead. Media Videographer Reporting on Flooding. Western North Carolina has long been considered a climate haven. The Southern Appalachian mountains are among the...
Slavery's Traces: In Search of Ashley's Sack
...Ruth Middleton made the decision to embroider the words passed down orally through the generations. Who were these women? The most likely candidates for "Rose" and "Ashley" appear among the...
Visions for Sustainable Agriculture in Cuba and the United States: Changing Minds and Models through Exchange
...of inherited wisdom. The Cuban farmers we met take great pride in the appearance of their plots, and for tourists appearance is a significant selling point. In both countries, the...
Crosses, Flowers, and Asphalt: Roadside Memorials in the US South
...dirt track racers defying death in stripped-down vehicles with high performance engines, the glitz and product promotion of modern day NASCAR, and the window-tinted, stretch-limo world of rap culture. Country...
Memphis: Cotton Fields, Cargo Planes, and Biotechnology
...in the globally competitive biotechnology industry and to attract "knowledge workers" to live and work in Memphis. Focusing on appeals to the "creative class," the city now promotes its rich...
The Podcast and the Police: S‑Town and the Narrative Form of Southern Queerness
...not apply to the space of middle Alabama, let alone to McLemore. But, as someone who originates from Appalachia, Bady uses it interchangeably with "redneck" and other terms that generally...
Diversity and Its Discontents: A Review of Behind the White Picket Fence
...to mandate local norms but, because of race and class power, actively do so. The resulting "white codes" dictate appropriate behavior, producing mostly mono-racial social networks and maintaining a high...