From small farms to urban neighborhoods, from the region itself to the more distant worlds of the southern diaspora, we discover the stories, music, and art of the American South.
The American South: Its Stories, Music, and Art
The American South: Its Stories, Music, and Art
Instructor: Dr. William Ferris
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Reflecting on geography, the diaspora, the mythic and the global South as ways to approach the contested memory of the region.
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6 videos1 assignment
Considering the content and form of the stories, toasts, dozens, auctions and religious sermons and what they reveal about Southern Culture.
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8 videos1 assignment
Understanding the distinction between folk art traditions and the high art of the academy with examples of basket-weaving, quilt-making, sculpture, painting, and photography.
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11 videos1 assignment
Examining the lives and works of great Southern writers and looking at how specific stories, music, and art are referenced and provide structure for literary forms such as the novel and the short story.
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7 videos1 assignment
Exploring Southern music and its roots in work chants, fife and drum, and one-strand on the wall music.
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8 videos1 assignment
Focusing on this distinctive form of music, so intimately defined by sense of place, class, race, and tradition.
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8 videos1 reading1 assignment
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LL
Reviewed on Oct 28, 2017
very helpful an introduction! Making me really wanna know more about the South. Love the Story-telling oral tradition of South!
BA
Reviewed on Aug 23, 2017
Loved it although i wish i could have taken the quizzes as an auditor just to check what i had learned.
LD
Reviewed on Nov 6, 2015
I really enjoyed this course. The lecturer has a style that keeps you interested. The content was very interesting.