The Possible South: Documentary Film and the Limitations of Biraciality

by R Bruce Brasell

Using cultural theory, author R. Bruce Brasell investigates issues surrounding the discursive presentation of the American South as biracial and explores its manifestation in documentary films, including such works as Tell about the South, bro-ken/ground, and Family Name. After considering the emergence of the region's biraciality through a consideration of the concepts of racial citizenry and racial performativity, Brasell examines...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496804082
• ISBN13: 9781496804082
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"