Other Side of Middletown

Exploring Muncie's African American Community

Häftad, Engelska, 2004

AvLuke Eric Lassiter,Hurley Goodall,Elizabeth Campbell,Michelle Natasya Johnson

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Prompted by the overt omission of Muncie's black community from the famous community study by Robert S. Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd, Middletown: A Study in Modern American Culture, the authors initiated this project to reveal the unrecorded historical and contemporary life of Middletown, a well-known pseudonym for the Midwestern city of Muncie, Indiana. As a collaboration of community and campus, this book recounts the early efforts of Hurley Goodall to develop a community history and archive that told the story of the African American community, and rectify the representation of small town America as exclusively white. The authors designed and implemented a collaborative ethnographic field project that involved intensive interviews, research, and writing between community organizations, local experts, ethnographers, and teams of college students. This book is a unique model for collaborative research, easily accessible to students. It will be a valuable resource for instructors in anthropology, creative writing, sociology, community research, and African American studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2004-05-05
Mått166 x 227 x 21 mm
Vikt517 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor324
FörlagAltaMira Press
ISBN9780759104846

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Luke Eric Lassiter is Professor of Humanities and Anthropology and director of the graduate humanities program at Marshall University Graduate College in South Charleston, WV. Hurley Goodall is a former Indiana state legislator and recipient of the Distinguished Hoosier Award from Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon. Elizabeth Campbell is an independent folklorist who specializes in community-based arts and history. Michelle Natasya Johnson is in the anthropology department at Ball State University.

ForewordIntroduction: The Story of a Collaborative ProjectPART I. Middletown and Muncie's African American CommunityChapter 1. The Enduring Legacy of Muncie as MiddletownChapter 2. A City ApartPART II. Collaborative UnderstandingsChapter 3. Getting a LivingChapter 4. Making a HomeChapter 5. Training the YoungChapter 6. Using LeisureChapter 7. Engaging in Religious PracticesChapter 8. Engaging in Community ActivitiesConclusion: Lessons Learned about Muncie, Race, and EthnographyEpilogueAfterwordAppendix A. Notes on the Collaborative ProcessAppendix B. House Concurrent Resolution 33About the Authors and Community Advisors