Abstracts » Regional focus/area studies

The 'other South' of Caroline Miller: a case study in regional stereotypes and canon formation

Article Abstract:

In her Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'Lamb in His Bosom,' Caroline Miller focuses on the history of a middle class pioneer woman in Georgia and avoids the historical stereotype of white Southerners as being either downtrodden poor or wealthy slave-owners. Her strong female protagonist, Cean Carver also breaks stereotypes of Southern women.

Novelists, Stereotypes (Psychology), Middle classes, Middle class, Lamb in His Bosom (Book), Women pioneers, Historical fiction, Stereotype (Psychology) in literature, Miller, Caroline

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The erotics of citizenship: Derek Jarman's 'Jubilee' and Isaac Julien's 'Young Soul Rebels'

Article Abstract:

Contemporary British film, such as works by directors Derek Jarman and Isaac Julien, cinematically manufactures heritage for British sensibilities. The traditional "heritage film" celebrates the nation, but these directors and others prefer to interrogate cultural construction and national identity.

United Kingdom, Motion pictures, Movies, Jarman, Derek, Julien, Isaac

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Tombstone erotics and gender in the graveyards of the South

Article Abstract:

This article discusses the relationship between southern social history and the sexual overtones of cemetery statues and crosses. Topics include sexual exploitation, religious culture, and phallic symbolism.

Religious aspects, Sex role, Sex roles, Southern States, Religious literature, Christian art and symbolism, Christian art, Christian symbolism, Sepulchral monuments, Phallicism in art, Memorial monuments, Erotic art

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