Starlit Screens: Preserving Place and Public at Drive-In Theaters
Cars lined up on US Route 11, waiting to enter. Family Drive-In, Stephens City, VA, 2008. Introduction 2008 marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of the drive-in theater. In 1932, Richard Hollingshead,...
"Within Thy Circling Pow'r I Stand": Immersive Video from Sacred Harp's Hollow Square
Introduction Typical spatial arrangement of the hollow square at the annual Sacred Harp singing at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church, Fayette County, Alabama. Illustration by Jesse P. Karlsberg. Sacred Harp singing...
Catfish Dream: An African American Vision in the Delta
Introduction The catfish didn't miss the current. They'd never known it. They lapped the pond all day like pace cars. At feeding time, they thrashed for their share of pellets....
Vernacular and Universal Prejudice
Introduction I begin an exploration of the history of prejudice by looking at the process of othering—or social and political distancing—that is a central part of the history of African...
Sunset Colonies: Photographs by Diego Alejandro Waisman
The first trailer park I ever spent much time in was the Simonton Street Trailer Park, located off upper Simonton Street not far from the Southernmost Point. It was the...
North Carolina: A State of Shock
...http://projects.newsobserver.com/node/28201. No one can predict whether the passionate opposition will extend to next year's fall elections. Groups like "Scholars for North Carolina Future"—over one hundred academics across the state—have joined...