Poor whites in recent southern fiction

Robertson, Sarah

Abstract

Poor white characters have appeared throughout southern fiction in a number of guises. This article examines the ways in which contemporary depictions of poor whites challenge earlier one-dimensional accounts of this economically disenfranchised group. Central to the discussion is a consideration of the changing nature of southern studies to a reconsideration of poor whites.

Citation

Robertson, S. (2012). Poor whites in recent southern fiction. Literature Compass, 9(10), 631-641. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-4113.2012.00920.x

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Oct 1, 2012
• Journal: Literature Compass
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 631-641
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-4113.2012.00920.x
• Keywords: poor, whites, southern fiction
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-4113.2012.00920.x