Gender, The South, & Interdisciplinary Transgressions // Season 4, Episode 3

Nov 11

This week, Jaime and Theresa are joined by the first woman director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Dr. Katie McKee, along with Afton Thomas, Associate Director of Programs for the Center, to discuss how the CSSC’s mission contributes to feminist and queer world-making. They examine ideas such as: is The South a cultural construct like gender, is it influenced/changed by culture, and does it change over time?

McKee shares how the interdisciplinary work of the Center has created space for different ways to imagine The South, and Thomas discusses how her theatre background enables her to envision programs that also foster those world-making possibilities. The host and guests also share suggestions for bringing those interdisciplinary world-making ideas into the classroom, including using a former CSSC student and musician’s original song about The Outsiders, entitled “Do it for Johnny,” to broaden student’s understanding of the novel and the film.

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