Melungeon Portraits

Exploring Kinship and Identity

Tamara L. Stachowicz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

218 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6979-3 (ISBN)

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At a time when concepts of racial and ethnic identity increasingly define how we see ourselves and others, the ancestry of Melungeons--a Central Appalachian multiracial group believed to be of Native American, African and European origins--remains controversial.

Who is Melungeon, how do we know and what does that mean? In a series of interviews with individuals who claim Melungeon heritage, the author finds common threads that point to shared history, appearance and values, and explores how we decide who we are and what kind of proof we need.

Tammy Stachowicz is a professor of social sciences and leadership, co-director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, and associate department chair at Davenport University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. The granddaughter of a coal miner from Middlesboro, Kentucky, she has researched family stories and innuendo and applied academic theories to her discoveries.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsviii

Preface

Introduction

1 • Literature and Research Review

2 • Portraiture as Research Methodology

3 • Gibson Portraits

4 • Johnson Portraits

5 • Other Portraits

6 • What Does This Tell Us?

7 • Implications for Activism

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.01.2018
Reihe/Serie	Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies
Zusatzinfo	26 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	272 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker)
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4766-6979-1 / 1476669791
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6979-3 / 9781476669793
Zustand	Neuware