The Katrina Project: Hell and High Water
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The Katrina Project: Hell and High Water is a mixed-genre docudrama recasting significant events related to the hurricane and its aftermath. It is an inspired piece of pedagogy and 72 hours after Katrina Hattiesburg High School sent students out for interviewing evacuees and others affected by the storm and their notes, and snippets from national and local coverage make the script for this project.
Publication Name: Southern Quarterly
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0038-4496
Year: 2006
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Convergence and divergence of basic needs and income: an international comparison
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A study on per capita income and Human Development Index data from 100 countries is presented. The data relates to the period from 1975 to 1998 and it is divided based on high, middle and low income. The study concludes that there is convergence for basic needs and divergence for income.
Publication Name: Journal of Developing Areas
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0022-037X
Year: 2005
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The shape of defeat: from Roncevaux to the Little Big Horn to the Ia Drang
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Military defeat, especially involving heroes, has traditionally been portrayed in terms of glory and martyrdom. However, recent times have shown how literature and film have created anti-epics that reflect growing skepticism about the conduct of war and the nature of heroism.
Publication Name: Southern Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0899-594X
Year: 2000
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