Confessional crises and cultural politics in twentieth-century America /

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"Examines the role of confession in American culture. Argues that the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America's most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy"--Provided by publisher

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tell, Dave, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2012.
Colección:Rhetoric and democratic deliberation.
Temas:
1900-1999
Confession > Psychology > History > 20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
Confession > Psychology.
Manners and customs.
United States > Social life and customs > 20th century.
États-Unis > Mœurs et coutumes > 20e siècle.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Confession and sexuality : True story versus Anthony Comstock
  • Confession and class : a new True story
  • Confession and race : civil rights, segregation, and the murder of Emmett Till
  • Confession and violence : William Styron's Nat Turner
  • Confession and religion : Jimmy Swaggart's secular confession
  • Confession and democracy : Clinton, Starr, and the witch-hunt tradition of American confession
  • Conclusion : James Frey and twenty-first-century confessional culture.

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