Georgia Southern University
Y'all Think We're Stupid: Deconstructing Media Stereotypes of The American South
Abstract
dc:description.abstract<p>This study examines the various stereotypes that persist about the American South, giving consideration to the common stereotypes, their persistence, and the response of Southerners and non-Southerners to them. Further, it aims to examine in-depth the methods by which these stereotypes are perpetuated, such as literature, movies, television, and music. Within this dissertation, pieces of literature by traditional Southern authors, like William Faulkner and Tennessee Williams, are examined for the images they employ. Further, films such as Deliverance and Sweet Home Alabama, as well as television shows like The Dukes of Hazzard and The Beverly Hillbillies are analyzed for how they convey stereotypes about the South. Lastly, music of all genres, though primarily country, is considered for the images it conveys. The major aim of this study is not only to reveal these stereotypes but also to deconstruct them.</p>
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Doctor of Education in Curriculum Studies (Ed.D.)
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation (open access)
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
- Year dc:date.available
- 2009
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Hamilton, Karen C.
- Contributors dc:contributor
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- Dan Chapman
- Ming Fang He
- Patrick Novotny
Subjects
dc:subject × 10Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Repository record dc:identifier
- https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/491
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1491