Branding Texas [electronic resource] : performing culture in the Lone Star State / Leigh Clemons.
By: Clemons, Leigh.
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BookPublisher: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008Edition: 1st ed.Description: x, 173 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Popular culture -- Texas -- History | Group identity -- Texas -- History | Folklore -- Texas -- History | Performing arts -- Texas -- History | Theater -- Texas -- History | Texas -- Historiography | Texas -- Civilization | Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Drama | Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846 -- DramaGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 306.09764 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-155) and index.
Introduction : Texas and the performance of regionality -- "Deep in the heart" : the architectural landscapes of Texan cultural memory -- Teaching "Texan" : the pedagogical function of the Texas revolution -- "What's the matter with you people?" : the performance of authentic behavior in small-town Texan plays -- Selling Texas : the political branding of Texan cultural identity -- Conclusion : "our flag still waves proudly from the walls".
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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