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| Introduction : constructing a cultural theory for the South | 1 | |
| Preamble : the study of region | 29 | |
| 1 | In search of a common identity : the self and the South in four Mississippi autobiographies | 39 |
| 2 | Reclaiming the South | 57 |
| 3 | William Faulkner : art, alienation, and alcohol | 77 |
| 4 | The spunky little woman - you can't be one if you're white : race, gender, and a little bit of class in depression post office murals | 100 |
| 5 | "The most natural expressions of locality" : Ellsworth Woodward and the Newcomb pottery | 133 |
| 6 | "Working both sides of the fence" : African American quartets enter the realm of popular culture | 154 |
| 7 | "The tools of the master" : Southernists in theoryland | 172 |
| 8 | On the issue of Africanisms in American culture | 199 |
| 9 | Re-creating a public for the plantation : reconstruction myths of the biracial Southern "family" | 221 |
| 10 | The South's midlife crisis | 254 |
| 11 | How region changed its meaning and Appalachia changed its standing in the twentieth century | 265 |
| 12 | The burden of Southern culture | 288 |
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David Ruiz
reviewed Bridging Southern Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Approach on November 28, 2011
Bridging Southern Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Old SDMB recommendation - got it via ILL from IU Indianapolis.
Written in 1903 - Gilman considers the domestic situation of most women to be the the single worst thing to have happened to human society since Cain & Abel. Women's skills - child care & to a lesser extent, food prep - are not exposed to the same developmental process as other industries, where specialization and competition lead to progress. Therefore the average woman performs them poorly. Women who are not challenged to grow and expand their skills are a drag on society. The stereotype of women changing their mind comes from their daily exposure to multitasking.
And so on and so forth.
Gilman comes off very sanctimonious (in a secular way) and very dismissive of "primitive societies" (i.e. non-European). Her black and white views of society and class made for frustrating reading at times. However, she has some very interesting turns of phrase, and some of what she has predicted has come to pass.
Overall, this book is a fascinating look at women's place in society and some radical approaches towards solving what Gilman considers as problems.
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