Romanticizing the Rough South: Contemporary Cultural Nakedness and the Rise of Grit Lit

Zackary Vernon

doi:10.1353/scu.2016.0035

Romanticizing the Rough South: Contemporary Cultural Nakedness and the Rise of Grit Lit

Appalachian State University

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Original language	American English
Journal	Southern Cultures
Volume	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/scu.2016.0035
State	Published - Jan 1 2016

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Sociology
Arts and Humanities

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