Branding Texas : : Performing Culture in the Lone Star State /

Branding Texas : : Performing Culture in the Lone Star State / / Leigh Clemons.

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Ask anyone to name an archetypal Texan, and you're likely to get a larger-than-life character from film or television (say John Wayne's Davy Crockett or J. R. Ewing of TV's Dallas) or a politician with that certain swagger (think LBJ or George W. Bush). That all of these figures are w...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Clemons, Leigh,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]
©2008
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (202 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1.Introduction. Texas and the Performance of Regionality
  • 2. “Deep in the Heart”. The Architectural Landscapes of Texan Cultural Memory
  • 3. Teaching “Texan”. The Pedagogical Function of the Texas Revolution
  • 4. “What’s the Matter with you People?” The Performance of Authentic Behavior in Small-Town Texan Plays
  • 5. Selling Texas: Th e Political Branding of Texan Cultural Identity
  • 6. Conclusion “Our Flag Still Waves Proudly from the Walls”
  • Notes
  • Index

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