{"product_id":"detecting-the-south-in-fiction-film-and-television-hardback-9780807171653","title":"Detecting the South in Fiction, Film, and Television (Hardback) 9780807171653","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDetecting the South in Fiction, Film, and Television\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah E. Barker (Edited by), Theresa Starkey (Edited by), Scott Romine (Series edited by), Megan Abbott (Contributions by), Jacob Agner (Contributions by), Ace Atkins (Contributions by), R. Bruce Brasell (Contributions by), Phoebe Bronstein (Contributions by), Gina Caison (Contributions by), Claire Cothren (Contributions by), James A. Crank (Contributions by), Dominiqua Dickey (Contributions by), Leigh Anne Duck (Contributions by), Greg Herren (Contributions by), Bob Hodges (Contributions by), Suzanne Leonard (Contributions by), Sarah Leventer (Contributions by), Kristopher Mecholsky (Contributions by), Yajaira M. Padilla (Contributions by), Jacqueline Pinkowitz (Contributions by), Harriet Pollack (Contributions by), Riche Richardson (Contributions by), Zackary Vernon (Contributions by), Randall Wilhelm (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807171653\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 October 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e360 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.618 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDetecting the South in Fiction, Film, \u0026amp; Television\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Deborah E. Barker and Theresa Starkey, examines the often-overlooked and undervalued impact of the U.S. South on the origins and development of the detective genre and film noir. This wide-ranging collection engages with ongoing discussions about genre, gender, social justice, critical race theory, popular culture, cinema, and mass media. Focusing on the South, these essays uncover three frequently interrelated themes: the acknowledgment of race as it relates to slavery, segregation, and discrimination; the role of land as a source of income, an ecologically threatened space, or a place of seclusion; and the continued presence of the southern gothic in recurring elements such as dilapidated plantation houses, swamps, family secrets, and the occult. Twenty-two critical essays probe how southern detective narratives intersect with popular genre forms such as neo-noir, hard-boiled fiction, the dark thriller, suburban noir, amateur sleuths, journalist detectives, and television police procedurals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlongside essays by scholars, \u003ci\u003eDetecting the South in Fiction, Film, and Television \u003c\/i\u003epresents pieces by authors of detective and crime fiction, including Megan Abbott and Ace Atkins, who address the extent to which the South and its artistic traditions influenced their own works. By considering the diversity of authors and characters associated with the genre, this accessible collection provides an overdue examination of the historical, political, and aesthetic contexts out of which the southern detective narrative emerged and continues to evolve.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551776502040,"sku":"9780807171653","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/detecting-the-south-in-fiction-film-and-television-hardback-9780807171653","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}