How Have White Historians In The Past Described As A 'Modern' Institution?

Mikala Stokes Professor Beckelhimer Rhetoric in History 29 October 2014 Words: 2450 150 years later: Civil War Debates in American Rhetoric More than sixty years ago William Faulkner proclaimed in his novel Requiem of a Nun that “the past is never dead. It’s not even past” (Faulkner). These words reign especially true regarding the impact of the American Civil War (1861-1865). The reasons for the conflict were complex and numerous, but mostly controversial. The men who fought in the War were essentially

perceived importance by the historians themselves. These variations, modifications and conflicting perceptions can spin into stereotypes that can be mistaken as fact, instead of fiction. One of Southern history’s most common know stereotype is of the black Mammy. This paper will discuss the depiction of the African-American slave mythological figure - Mammy, and also her opposing character, Jezebel. Mammy’s origins are deeply embedded in the antebellum American South. Historians and scholars state clearly

Foucault. Foucault provides greater insight to genealogy thanks to the work of Nietzsche, applying the concept to rituals of power and focusing on genealogy as a method where Nietzsche did not. Nietzsche described genealogy as uncovering a metaphorical gray area of a past that is neither black nor white. Thus, this investigation of details leads to an interpretation that cannot be accepted as fact or fiction. Foucault made the distinction that the genealogist realizes that their interpretation is itself

to be taken seriously. He felt that up to his time there had not been enough research of what he in his essay call “the fundamental, dominating fact in the U.S. history”: the territorial expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast. The frontier past was, according to Turner, the best way to describe the distinctive American history and character. To this day,

The Peculiar Institution: Slavery in the Ante-Bellum South. New York: Vintage Books, 1989. Slavery is perhaps the most polarizing subject of American history. Because of this, actual conditions of slavery are biased and marred by personal opinion. The abolitionists made use of the plights of slave in order to push their propaganda whereas the pro-slavery apologists maintained ignorance regarding the treatment of slaves. Because of these varied perspectives, the sources regarding the true nature

exhibited in institutions across the United States and Europe such as Whitney Museum of American Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Tate Gallery, and Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Her work can be described as tension filled scenes that drift over the border of figuration and abstraction, which often results in her categorization as a “Neo-Expressionist” or a feminist Abstract Expressionism. Brown uses the full human figure in her work, and often includes multiple figures whose forms have no harsh

Thou? Abstract: This essay explores the way white trash identity is performed through country music. In particular, the focus is on the way the film O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Joel Coen, 2001) uses a soundtrack of 'old-timey' country music from the 1920s and 30s to aurally assist the film's white trash aesthetic. Various cultural critics (Barbara Ching) and music historians (Richard Peterson) have already documented the way country music is white trash music. Such histories are drawn upon to demonstrate

as a scholarly endeavor by historians where previously it was not seen in such a scholarly light. The three texts which are going to be examined are: Planet Taco: A Global History of Mexican Food by Jeffery M. Pilcher, The Invention of the Restaurant: Paris and Modern Gastronomic Culture by Rebecca L. Spang, and lastly To Live and Dine in Dixie: The Evolution of Urban Food Culture in the Jim Crow South by Angela Jill Cooley. Each of these books seek to redefine how people see their perspective

The Hebrew Bible contains contradictory and inadequate information, which impacts my views about what the Hebrew Bible, says and what the Bible means. It has multiple significances. It is evident that various scriptures in the Hebrew Bible do not say what it means, nor does it mean what it says. “Ultimately, it 's going to take some detective work in an effort to enhance interpretation further.”[pg. 6]. In addition, I feel that portions, and not all of the Hebrew Bible should be re-investigated

This section aims to explore the views of current presence Chinese culture abroad as well as those visual form examples how to successful operation and get a good response from overseas. 2. 2.1 Overseas Chinatown There are varieties methods in order to represent culture such as symbols, language, artifacts, style, behaviors are all embedded in cultural identity as is food, music, fashion and art. Chinatown is defined as a district of a large non-Chinese town or port in which the population is predominantly