Peculiar whiteness : racial anxiety and poor whites in southern literature, 1900-1965 /

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"Peculiar Whiteness: Racial Anxiety and Poor Whites in Southern Literature, 1900-1965 argues for deeper consideration of the complexities surrounding the disparate treatment of poor whites throughout southern literature and attests to how broad such experiences have been. While the history of p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mellette, Justin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2021]
Temas:
1900-1999
American literature > Race identity > Southern States.
American literature > Southern States > 20th century.
American literature > Southern States > History and criticism.
American literature > Southern States > Ethnic identity.
Littérature américaine > Identité ethnique > États-Unis (Sud)
Littérature américaine > États-Unis (Sud) > 20e siècle.
American literature
Southern States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Tom and friends: Thomas Dixon, white supremacy, and poor whites of the Lost Cause
  • "It ain't hardly worth the trouble to go on living": the reaction to abject poverty in Erskine Caldwell
  • "Crashing to bits": autobiographical recreations of the South
  • "It aint nothing but jest another Snopes": boundaries of whiteness in Yoknapatawpha
  • Maimed souls: O'Connor, disability, and the future of white trash.

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