The New South in Literature, Music and Film

Catalog description

An exploration of Southern culture since World War II and how it has influenced American society as a whole. In literature, music, and film, the Sun Belt has been a significant, innovative region. From the spread of New Orleans jazz through the plays of Tennessee Williams to the fiction of Flannery O’Connor, Southern art has helped shape the larger American culture. This course examines that influence from an interdisciplinary perspective. This course offers a cross-listed section to those who wish to travel to a great southern city.