Rednecks, revivalists and roadkill : the construction of whiteness in an Appalachian town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Hartigan, John, 1964- | en |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Stewart, Kathleen C. | en |
| dc.creator | Baker, Hannah Rose Pilkington | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-04T20:31:08Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2011-01-04T20:31:08Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2011-01-04T20:31:12Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08 | en |
| dc.date.submitted | August 2010 | en |
| dc.date.updated | 2011-01-04T20:31:13Z | en |
| dc.description | text | en |
| dc.description.abstract | This report examines the construction of whiteness in Appalachia through a close study of two New Year’s Eve celebrations in a small community in Brasstown, North Carolina. By examining these two celebrations, I draw out questions of race and racialization that have been largely overlooked in the study of Appalachia and illustrate the connections between the construction of a whitewashed Appalachian identity and the construction of an equally pale national identity. This report challenges the idea that Appalachia as a region is “racially innocent” and therefore does not play a role in discussions of race in America. On the contrary, I show that Appalachia’s position as a site of production of a national culture and identity means that in the context of Appalachia, race and racialization demand scrutiny as a means for understanding what “whiteness” is. | en |
| dc.description.department | Anthropology | en |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2152/ETD-UT-2010-08-1844 | en |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en |
| dc.subject | Appalachia | en |
| dc.subject | Whiteness | en |
| dc.subject | Race | en |
| dc.subject | Racialization | en |
| dc.subject | Racial identity | en |
| dc.subject | National identity | en |
| dc.subject | North Carolina | en |
| dc.subject | United States | en |
| dc.subject | White race | en |
| dc.subject | Whites | en |
| dc.title | Rednecks, revivalists and roadkill : the construction of whiteness in an Appalachian town | en |
| dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
| thesis.degree.department | Anthropology | en |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Anthropology | en |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Texas at Austin | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en |