Catte, Elizabeth
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia
- ISBN 13:
- 9780998904146
- author:
- Catte, Elizabeth
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Belt Publishing
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 150
- Dimensions:
- 18.3 x 12.7 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- United States / State & Local / General Social Science
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America's recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. Journalists flocked to Appalachia in 2016, seeking sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty and eager to consume cheap campaign promises.
The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of the region with an eye toward unpacking Appalachian stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians. This insider's perspective offers a much-needed critique of the way Appalachia is represented.
With 146 pages, this paperback edition provides a concise and insightful look at the complexities of Appalachia and its representation in media and culture.
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