John M Coggeshall
Biographic Data
| ID | 112800 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John M Coggeshall |
| GIVEN NAMES | John M |
| FAMILY NAME | Coggeshall |
| SIGNATURE | COGGESHALL J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Clemson University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4425-6046 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Something in These Hills: The Culture of Family Land in Southern Appalachia
What is the “something in these hills” that ties mountain families to family land in the southern Appalachians? This ethnographic examination challenges contemporary theory and explores two interrelated themes: the duality of the southern Appalachians as both a menacing and majestic landscape and the emotional relationship to family land characteristic of long-term residents of these mountains. To most outsiders, the area conjures images of a bea…
Liberia, South Carolina: An African American Appalachian Community
In 2007, while researching mountain culture in upstate South Carolina, anthropologist John M. Coggeshall stumbled upon the small community of Liberia in the Blue Ridge foothills. There he met Mable Owens Clarke and her family, the remaining members of a small African American community still living on land obtained immediately after the Civil War. This intimate history tells the story of five generations of the Owens family and their friends and …
Menace and Majesty: The Jocassee Gorges Region of Upper South Carolina
Symbols of Division: Plantations along South Carolina's Coast
As social barriers between classes increase in the United States, settlements reifying these barriers also increase. Along South Carolina's coast, (primarily) Euro-American upper-class retirees isolate themselves from the local (primarily) African-American population within gated communities often called “plantations.” The irony is not lost on locals. Using data from interviews and observations collected over the past decade, the article presents…
A Culture of Servitude: The Impact of Tourism and Development on South Carolina's Coast
Tourism has become the primary industry of the Low Country of South Carolina. In response, the economic, social, and cultural fabric of the area has changed to accommodate this industry. Using interviews and observations, this study examined issues concerning host-guest interactions from a political ecological perspective. Overall, especially for the local African American residents, tourism has created in effect a culture of servitude. Proposals…
Warehousing Violence. Mark S. Fleisher
German-American Folklore
Ladies' Behind Bars: A Liminal Gender as Cultural Mirror
One of Those Intangibles: The Manifestation of Ethnic Identity in Southwestern Illinois
Goin' to the Dawgs: The Rustication of American Culture
Goin' to the Dawgs: The Rustication of American Culture
One of Those Intangibles: The Manifestation of Ethnic Identity in Southwestern Illinois
Ladies' Behind Bars: A Liminal Gender as Cultural Mirror
German-American Folklore
Warehousing Violence. Mark S. Fleisher
A Culture of Servitude: The Impact of Tourism and Development on South Carolina's Coast
Tourism has become the primary industry of the Low Country of South Carolina. In response, the economic, social, and cultural fabric of the area has changed to accommodate this industry. Using interviews and observations, this study examined issues concerning host-guest interactions from a political ecological perspective. Overall, especially for the local African American residents, tourism has created in effect a culture of servitude. Proposals…
Symbols of Division: Plantations along South Carolina's Coast
As social barriers between classes increase in the United States, settlements reifying these barriers also increase. Along South Carolina's coast, (primarily) Euro-American upper-class retirees isolate themselves from the local (primarily) African-American population within gated communities often called “plantations.” The irony is not lost on locals. Using data from interviews and observations collected over the past decade, the article presents…
Menace and Majesty: The Jocassee Gorges Region of Upper South Carolina
Liberia, South Carolina: An African American Appalachian Community
In 2007, while researching mountain culture in upstate South Carolina, anthropologist John M. Coggeshall stumbled upon the small community of Liberia in the Blue Ridge foothills. There he met Mable Owens Clarke and her family, the remaining members of a small African American community still living on land obtained immediately after the Civil War. This intimate history tells the story of five generations of the Owens family and their friends and …
Something in These Hills: The Culture of Family Land in Southern Appalachia
What is the “something in these hills” that ties mountain families to family land in the southern Appalachians? This ethnographic examination challenges contemporary theory and explores two interrelated themes: the duality of the southern Appalachians as both a menacing and majestic landscape and the emotional relationship to family land characteristic of long-term residents of these mountains. To most outsiders, the area conjures images of a bea…
Geography (6 works) · History (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Ethnology (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Genealogy (2 works)