Confessional crises and cultural politics in twentieth-century America /
Tell, Dave, 1976-
Confessional crises and cultural politics in twentieth-century America / Confessional crises and cultural politics in 20th century America Dave Tell. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (x, 238 pages) - Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; vol. 5 . - Rhetoric and democratic deliberation. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Confession and sexuality : True story versus Anthony Comstock -- Confession and class : a new True story -- Confession and race : civil rights, segregation, and the murder of Emmett Till -- Confession and violence : William Styron's Nat Turner -- Confession and religion : Jimmy Swaggart's secular confession -- Confession and democracy : Clinton, Starr, and the witch-hunt tradition of American confession -- Conclusion : James Frey and twenty-first-century confessional culture.
"Examines the role of confession in American culture. Argues that the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America's most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy"--Provided by publisher
9780271060224 (electronic bk.) 0271060220 (electronic bk.) 9780271059341 (electronic bk.) 0271059346 (electronic bk.) 9780271058344 027105834X 9780271060231 (e-book) 0271060239 (e-book)
22573/ctt4gbb7 JSTOR
1900-1999
Confession--Psychology--History--20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Rhetoric.
Confession--Psychology.
Manners and customs.
United States--Social life and customs--20th century.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes--20e siècle.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
BF634 / .T45 2012eb
306.0973/0904
Confessional crises and cultural politics in twentieth-century America / Confessional crises and cultural politics in 20th century America Dave Tell. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2012. - 1 online resource (x, 238 pages) - Rhetoric and democratic deliberation ; vol. 5 . - Rhetoric and democratic deliberation. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Confession and sexuality : True story versus Anthony Comstock -- Confession and class : a new True story -- Confession and race : civil rights, segregation, and the murder of Emmett Till -- Confession and violence : William Styron's Nat Turner -- Confession and religion : Jimmy Swaggart's secular confession -- Confession and democracy : Clinton, Starr, and the witch-hunt tradition of American confession -- Conclusion : James Frey and twenty-first-century confessional culture.
"Examines the role of confession in American culture. Argues that the genre of confession has profoundly shaped (and been shaped by) six of America's most intractable cultural issues: sexuality, class, race, violence, religion, and democracy"--Provided by publisher
9780271060224 (electronic bk.) 0271060220 (electronic bk.) 9780271059341 (electronic bk.) 0271059346 (electronic bk.) 9780271058344 027105834X 9780271060231 (e-book) 0271060239 (e-book)
22573/ctt4gbb7 JSTOR
1900-1999
Confession--Psychology--History--20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Rhetoric.
Confession--Psychology.
Manners and customs.
United States--Social life and customs--20th century.
États-Unis--Mœurs et coutumes--20e siècle.
United States.
Electronic books.
History.
BF634 / .T45 2012eb
306.0973/0904