{"product_id":"peculiar-whiteness-racial-anxiety-and-poor-whites-in-southern-literature-1900-1965-paperback","title":"Peculiar Whiteness: Racial Anxiety and Poor Whites in Southern Literature, 1900-1965 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Mellette\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeculiar Whiteness: Racial Anxiety and Poor Whites in Southern Literature, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e1900-1965\u003c\/i\u003e argues for deeper consideration of the complexities surrounding the disparate treatment of poor whites throughout southern literature and attests to how broad such experiences have been. While the history of prejudice against this group is not the same as the legacy of violence perpetrated against people of color in America, individuals regarded as \"white trash\" have suffered a dehumanizing process in the writings of various white authors. Poor white characters are frequently maligned as grotesque and anxiety inducing, especially when they are aligned in close proximity to blacks or to people with disabilities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThus, as a symbol, much has been asked of poor whites, and various iterations of the label (e.g., \"white trash,\" tenant farmers, or even people with a little less money than average) have been subject to a broad spectrum of judgment, pity, compassion, fear, and anxiety. \u003ci\u003ePeculiar Whiteness \u003c\/i\u003eengages key issues in contemporary critical race studies, whiteness studies, and southern studies, both literary and historical. Through discussions of authors including Charles Chesnutt, Thomas Dixon, Sutton Griggs, Erskine Caldwell, Lillian Smith, William Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor, we see how whites in a position of power work to maintain their status, often by finding ways to recategorize and marginalize people who might not otherwise have seemed to fall under the auspices or boundaries of \"white trash.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustin Mellette\u003c\/b\u003e is visiting lecturer at Northeastern University. His work in American and African American literature has appeared in \u003ci\u003eAfrican American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMississippi Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStudies in the Novel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSouthern Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e, and the\u003ci\u003e Southern Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other venues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47412638089394,"sku":"9781496832542","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d4de90ff9fdae7c7caecb75b0cfa2528.webp?v=1778325576","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/peculiar-whiteness-racial-anxiety-and-poor-whites-in-southern-literature-1900-1965-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}