Examine the evolving story of the American South with Roger Smith in this thought-provoking course inspired by Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!. Beginning with the Civil War and Reconstruction, the course explores competing visions of the “New South” and traces its path through the twentieth century to today’s “Sun Belt.” Along the way, it considers the enduring tensions between progress and tradition, politics and identity—revealing why the story of the South.
Examine the evolving story of the American South with Roger Smith in this thought-provoking course inspired by Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!. Beginning with the Civil War and Reconstruction, the course explores competing visions of the “New South” and traces its path through the twentieth century to today’s “Sun Belt.” Along the way, it considers the enduring tensions between progress and tradition, politics and identity—revealing why the story of the South.
