Back Talk from Appalachia

Back Talk from Appalachia
Author :
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 368
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780813143347
ISBN-13 : 0813143349
Rating : 4/5 (349 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Back Talk from Appalachia by : Dwight B. Billings

Download or read book Back Talk from Appalachia written by Dwight B. Billings and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-07-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appalachia has long been stereotyped as a region of feuds, moonshine stills, mine wars, environmental destruction, joblessness, and hopelessness. Robert Schenkkan's 1992 Pulitzer-Prize winning play The Kentucky Cycle once again adopted these stereotypes, recasting the American myth as a story of repeated failure and poverty--the failure of the American spirit and the poverty of the American soul. Dismayed by national critics' lack of attention to the negative depictions of mountain people in the play, a group of Appalachian scholars rallied against the stereotypical representations of the region's people. In Back Talk from Appalachia, these writers talk back to the American mainstream, confronting head-on those who view their home region one-dimensionally. The essays, written by historians, literary scholars, sociologists, creative writers, and activists, provide a variety of responses. Some examine the sources of Appalachian mythology in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literature. Others reveal personal experiences and examples of grassroots activism that confound and contradict accepted images of ""hillbillies."" The volume ends with a series of critiques aimed directly at The Kentucky Cycle and similar contemporary works that highlight the sociological, political, and cultural assumptions about Appalachia fueling today's false stereotypes.


Back Talk from Appalachia Related Books

Back Talk from Appalachia
Language: en
Pages: 368
Authors: Dwight B. Billings
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-07-24 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Appalachia has long been stereotyped as a region of feuds, moonshine stills, mine wars, environmental destruction, joblessness, and hopelessness. Robert Schenkk
Hill Women
Language: en
Pages: 305
Authors: Cassie Chambers
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-01-12 - Publisher: Ballantine Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

After rising from poverty to earn two Ivy League degrees, an Appalachian lawyer pays tribute to the strong “hill women” who raised and inspired her, and who
Talking Appalachian
Language: en
Pages: 274
Authors: Amy D. Clark
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-29 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Tradition, community, and pride are fundamental aspects of the history of Appalachia, and the language of the region is a living testament to its rich heritage.
Appalachian Reckoning
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Anthony Harkins
Categories: Appalachian Region
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In Hillbilly elegy, J.D. Vance described how his family moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan while navigating the collective demons of the past. The bo
Writing Appalachia
Language: en
Pages: 777
Authors: Katherine Ledford
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-03-17 - Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Despite the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding Appalachia, the region has nurtured and inspired some of the nation's finest writers. Featuring dozens of