Middletown Redux

Name: Middletown Redux
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AvLuke Eric Lassiter,Hurley Goodall

2004

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Beskrivning

Prompted by the overt omission of Muncie's black community from the famous community study by Robert S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd, Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture, the authors initiated this project to reveal the unrecorded historical and contemporary life of Middletown, a well-known pseudonym for the Midwestern city of Muncie, Indiana. As a collaboration of community and campus, this book recounts the early efforts of Hurley Goodall to develop a community history and archive that told the story of the African American community, and rectify the representation of small town America as exclusively white. The authors designed and implemented a collaborative ethnographic field project that involved intensive interviews, research, and writing between community organizations, local experts, ethnographers, and teams of college students. This book is a unique model for collaborative research, easily accessible to students. It will be a valuable resource for instructors in anthropology, creative writing, sociology, community research, and African American studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2004-09-14
Höjd:265 x 139 x 2 mm
Vikt:27 g
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:AltaMira Press
EAN:9780759106697

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Luke Eric Lassiter is Professor of Humanities and Anthropology and director of the graduate humanities program at Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston, WV. Hurley Goodall is a former Indiana state legislator and recipient of the Distinguished Hoosier Award from Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon. Elizabeth Campbell is an independent folklorist who specializes in community-based arts and history. Michelle Natasya Johnson is in the anthropology department at Ball State University.

Recensioner i media

A puzzle is complete only when the last piece is in place. With this fascinating study, the path breaking 1929 book Middletown is finally complete. Now the true flavor and feel of middle American life emerges. This is a breakthrough.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction: The Story of a Collaborative Project Part 3 PART I. Middletown and Muncie's African American Community Chapter 4 1. The Enduring Legacy of Muncie as Middletown Chapter 5 2. A City Apart Part 6 PART II. Collaborative Understandings Chapter 7 3. Getting a Living Chapter 8 4. Making a Home Chapter 9 5. Training the Young Chapter 10 6. Using Leisure Chapter 11 7. Engaging in Religious Practices Chapter 12 8. Engaging in Community Activities Chapter 13 Conclusion: Lessons Learned about Muncie, Race, and Ethnography Chapter 14 Epilogue Chapter 15 Afterword Chapter 16 Appendix A. Notes on the Collaborative Process Chapter 17 Appendix B. House Concurrent Resolution 33 Chapter 18 About the Authors and Community Advisors