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The South Never Plays Itself reckons with the south onscreenCody Corrallon November 9, 2020 at 5:45 pm


Ben Beard’s new book attempts to answer the question of which versions of the south are represented on screen and why.

No matter where you’re from, you have a perception of the American south. You may associate New Orleans with jazz and alcohol, Florida with sunshine and retirement homes, or the entire region with the all-encompassing moral reckoning surrounding the horrific history of slavery and the confederacy that still reverberates today.…Read More

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