LEADER 02793nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910810999303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-48552-0 010 $a9786612485527 010 $a1-60473-308-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000721934 035 $a(EBL)515666 035 $a(OCoLC)317399062 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000129771 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11139676 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000129771 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080240 035 $a(PQKB)10616401 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC515666 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse13722 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL515666 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10282593 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000721934 100 $a20070419d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aContemporary southern identity $ecommunity through controversy /$fRebecca Bridges Watts 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aJackson $cUniversity Press of Mississippi$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (219 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-934110-09-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 179-194) and index. 327 $aIntroduction: looking toward a new rhetoric of southern identity -- Uniforms, walls, and doors: social mystery and gender integration at the Virginia Military Institute -- When Richmond gained perspective by incongruity: Old South tradition and New South change in the confederate capitol -- Stories of the war: the confederate flag in South Carolina -- Senator Trent Lott: southern sinner, scapegoat, and sacrifice -- Conclusion: dialectical rhetoric as the new rhetoric of southern identity -- Notes -- References -- Index. 330 $aIn Contemporary Southern Identity Rebecca Bridges Watts explores the implications of four public controversies about Southern identity-debates about the Confederate flag in South Carolina, the gender integration of the Virginia Military Institute, the display of public art in Richmond, and Trent Lott's controversial comments regarding Strom Thurmond\'s 1948 segregationist presidential bid. While such debates may serve as evidence of the South\'s \""battle over the past,\"" they can alternatively be seen as harbin-gers of a changing South. These controversies highlight the di-versity of voices 606 $aGroup identity$zSouthern States 607 $aSouthern States$xCivilization$y20th century 615 0$aGroup identity 676 $a975.3/041 700 $aWatts$b Rebecca Bridges$f1973-$01632245 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910810999303321 996 $aContemporary southern identity$93971241 997 $aUNINA