Branding Texas
Subtitle: performing culture in the Lone Star State
By: Leigh Clemons.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780292718074
Subjects: Popular culture -- Texas -- History; Group identity -- Texas -- History; Folklore -- Texas -- History; Performing arts -- Texas -- History; Theater -- Texas -- History; Texas -- Historiography; Texas -- Civilization; Texas -- History -- Revolution, 1835-1836 -- Drama; Texas -- History -- Republic, 1836-1846 -- Drama
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Texas and the performance of regionality; title: "Deep in the heart" : the architectural landscapes of Texan cultural memory; title: Teaching "Texan" : the pedagogical function of the Texas revolution; title: "What's the matter with you people?" : the performance of authentic behavior in small-town Texan plays; title: Selling Texas : the political branding of Texan cultural identity; title: Conclusion : "our flag still waves proudly from the walls".