Movie-made Appalachia history, Hollywood, and the highland South / John C. Inscoe.
| Author/creator | Inscoe, John C., 1951- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2020] |
| Description | 239 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from JSTOR University of North Carolina Press Publisher Collection (Backlist) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford UNC Press Titles |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Teaching Appalachia through film -- This land is my land -- Afro-Appalachians: in focus and out -- The Civil War: highland home fronts as holy hells -- Family feuds -- Women on a mission -- Coal, conflict, and community: from Wales to West Virginia. |
| Abstract | "While Hollywood deserves its reputation for much-maligned portrayals of southern highlanders on screen, the film industry also deserves credit for a long-standing tradition of more serious and meaningful depictions of Appalachia's people. Surveying some two dozen films and the literary and historical sources from which they were adapted, John C. Inscoe argues that in the American imagination Appalachia has long represented far more than deprived and depraved hillbillies. Rather, the films he highlights serve as effective conduits into the region's past, some grounded firmly in documented realities and life stories, others only loosely so. In either case, they deserve more credit than they have received for creating sympathetic and often complex characters who interact within families, households, and communities amidst a wide array of historical contingencies. They provide credible and informative narratives that respect the specifics of the times and places in which they are set"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (Pages [199]-230) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020022823 |
| ISBN | 9781469660134 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781469660141 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |