Southerners Acting Southern: On Celebrities and Their Star Personas in the Imagined South - Paperback
by Tison Pugh
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Availability:In StockContributor:Tison Pugh, Scott Romine (Editor)Series:Southern Literary StudiesPublish date:2025-04-10Pages:276
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807184011ISBN-10:807184012UPC:9780807184011Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Popular Culture, Media StudiesBook Topic:RegionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCSJRH4EYN
Southerners Acting Southern: On Celebrities and Their Star Personas in the Imagined South
What is the difference between a star born in the South and a "southern star"? In Southerners Acting Southern, Tison Pugh answers this intriguing question, pondering the ways in which some performers from the South metamorphose into southern stars by accentuating their geographic and cultural roots as key aspects of their star personas.
Many celebrities, particularly actors, seek to transcend...Series: Southern Literary Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:LSU PressISBN-13:9780807184011ISBN-10:807184012UPC:9780807184011Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:American, Popular Culture, Media StudiesBook Topic:RegionalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.62 inchesWeight:0.8201Product ID:SCSJRH4EYN
Tison Pugh is Pegasus Professor of English at the University of Central Florida. He is the author or editor of more than two dozen books, including Truman Capote: A Literary Life at the Movies and Precious Perversions: Humor, Homosexuality, and the Southern Literary Canon.
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