Melissa D Hargrove
Biographic Data
| ID | 218273 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa D Hargrove |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa D |
| FAMILY NAME | Hargrove |
| SIGNATURE | HARGROVE M D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tennessee at Knoxville |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Spatial Dimensions of White Supremacy: Reinventing the Lowcountry Plantation in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Each year, millions flock to the US Lowcountry South in search of the illusory appeal of a bygone era; one that never existed outside the white imagination. The contemporary grand narrative of long defunct plantations, standing as beacons of a once-held hope that the South would rise again, offers a cultural commentary on the state of racial politics in the United States—connecting the social and discursive practices of white supremacy to contemp…
"Mapping the "Social Field of Whiteness: White Racism as Habitus in the City Where History Lives
In contemporary studies of blackness, scholars are responding to the need for more nuanced representations of everyday life to illustrate the commonalities and divergence of negotiating whiteness. In this essay, I situate the Gullah/Geechee within ongoing struggles for accurate representation and access to power across the contested landscapes of the “New South.” More specifically, I interrogate three economic strategies of urban development—urba…
Culture for Sale: Marketing Gullah Identity In the South Carolina Sea Islands
(Winning Entry 2002 SAS Student Paper Competition: Graduate) Gullah women of the South Carolina Sea Islands have held firmly to the traditional craft of sweetgrass basketry brought by their enslaved African ancestors. Presently their identity is being appropriated by the tourism industry. This commoditization is manifest in tourism literature, brochures, and postcards in ways that invite tourists to witness this "exoticized" cultural heritage. Th…
Global Ethnography: Forces, Connections, and Imaginations in a Postmodern World
Global Ethnography: Forces. Connections, and Imaginations in. Postmodern World. Michael Burawoy. Joseph A. Blum. Sheba George. Zsuzsa Gille. Teresa Gowan. Lynn Haney. Maren Klawiter. Steve H. Lopez. Seán Ó Riain. and Millie Thayer. Berkeley, CA. and London, UK: University of California Press, 2000. xv. 393 pp. (Paper US$17.95)
"Mapping the "Social Field of Whiteness: White Racism as Habitus in the City Where History Lives
In contemporary studies of blackness, scholars are responding to the need for more nuanced representations of everyday life to illustrate the commonalities and divergence of negotiating whiteness. In this essay, I situate the Gullah/Geechee within ongoing struggles for accurate representation and access to power across the contested landscapes of the “New South.” More specifically, I interrogate three economic strategies of urban development—urba…
The Spatial Dimensions of White Supremacy: Reinventing the Lowcountry Plantation in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Each year, millions flock to the US Lowcountry South in search of the illusory appeal of a bygone era; one that never existed outside the white imagination. The contemporary grand narrative of long defunct plantations, standing as beacons of a once-held hope that the South would rise again, offers a cultural commentary on the state of racial politics in the United States—connecting the social and discursive practices of white supremacy to contemp…
Global Ethnography: Forces, Connections, and Imaginations in a Postmodern World
Global Ethnography: Forces. Connections, and Imaginations in. Postmodern World. Michael Burawoy. Joseph A. Blum. Sheba George. Zsuzsa Gille. Teresa Gowan. Lynn Haney. Maren Klawiter. Steve H. Lopez. Seán Ó Riain. and Millie Thayer. Berkeley, CA. and London, UK: University of California Press, 2000. xv. 393 pp. (Paper US$17.95)
Culture for Sale: Marketing Gullah Identity In the South Carolina Sea Islands
(Winning Entry 2002 SAS Student Paper Competition: Graduate) Gullah women of the South Carolina Sea Islands have held firmly to the traditional craft of sweetgrass basketry brought by their enslaved African ancestors. Presently their identity is being appropriated by the tourism industry. This commoditization is manifest in tourism literature, brochures, and postcards in ways that invite tourists to witness this "exoticized" cultural heritage. Th…
"Mapping the "Social Field of Whiteness: White Racism as Habitus in the City Where History Lives
In contemporary studies of blackness, scholars are responding to the need for more nuanced representations of everyday life to illustrate the commonalities and divergence of negotiating whiteness. In this essay, I situate the Gullah/Geechee within ongoing struggles for accurate representation and access to power across the contested landscapes of the “New South.” More specifically, I interrogate three economic strategies of urban development—urba…
The Spatial Dimensions of White Supremacy: Reinventing the Lowcountry Plantation in the Gullah/Geechee Nation
Each year, millions flock to the US Lowcountry South in search of the illusory appeal of a bygone era; one that never existed outside the white imagination. The contemporary grand narrative of long defunct plantations, standing as beacons of a once-held hope that the South would rise again, offers a cultural commentary on the state of racial politics in the United States—connecting the social and discursive practices of white supremacy to contemp…
Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Ethnography (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works)