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Classifying the South: Library of Congress Subject Headings and their Impact upon United States Southern Literature
Title
Classifying the South: Library of Congress Subject Headings and their Impact upon United States Southern Literature.
Creator
McWilliam, Fiona M., Hagood, Taylor, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description
Classifying any body of literature is a difficult process, and for United States southern literature, the difficulty of classification and the resounding implications are amplified because of the difficulty in defining what "southern" is. On-going critical discussion of the South has explored these issues, thus far, scholarly discourse on southern literature and the problems of classification has been limited to the realm of the theoretical. The primary focus of this study, however, is to...
Show moreClassifying any body of literature is a difficult process, and for United States southern literature, the difficulty of classification and the resounding implications are amplified because of the difficulty in defining what "southern" is. On-going critical discussion of the South has explored these issues, thus far, scholarly discourse on southern literature and the problems of classification has been limited to the realm of the theoretical. The primary focus of this study, however, is to consider practical implications of this problem by evaluating the way subject headings implemented by the Library of Congress not only classify, but also influence and shape southern literature. Considering how southern literature is defined by these subject headings may prove to be a useful tool, aiding the in the current reevaluation of the South and its literature, and shedding light on how constructed borders affect users, as well as the literature itself.
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Date Issued
2008
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000939
Subject Headings
Subject headings, Library of Congress--Influence, Subject cataloging--Southern States--Criticism and interpretation, Southern States--In literature, Regionalism in literature
Format
Document (PDF)