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On the Natchez Confederate Pageant- [electronic resource]
On the Natchez Confederate Pageant - [electronic resource]
On the Natchez Confederate Pageant- [electronic resource]

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자료유형  
 학위논문파일 국외
최종처리일시  
20240214100044
ISBN  
9798379737214
DDC  
792
저자명  
Simone, Teresa.
서명/저자  
On the Natchez Confederate Pageant - [electronic resource]
발행사항  
[S.l.]: : The Florida State University., 2023
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses,, 2023
형태사항  
1 online resource(181 p.)
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-12, Section: A.
주기사항  
Advisor: Thomas, Aaron C.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 2023.
사용제한주기  
This item must not be sold to any third party vendors.
초록/해제  
요약Each Spring since 1932 residents of Natchez, Mississippi have performed a Confederate Pageant. Natchez was once the wealthiest city in the nation due to its slave trade and cotton plantations, and it has more extant antebellum architecture than any other US city. Since the Great Depression Natchez has capitalized on Lost Cause nostalgia, promoting Confederate history through tourism romantically glorifying Natchez as "where the Old South still lives." Ladies dress in hoop skirts, offer tours of plantations, and direct youth to perform in the annual Confederate Pageant as part of "Spring Pilgrimage," a lucrative tourist event. Climaxing with a procession by the Confederate Queen and General, the pageant reimagines the past and future nation. I use the Confederate Pageant to argue that performance sustains nationalism, that women and children are critical to the production of nationalism, and that ideologies are embedded in material practices. Performance, nationalism, and memory are interrelated embodied processes; the Confederate Pageant is a node where they intersect.The Confederate Pageant is a ritual of surrogation that uses ideals of reproductive futurity to resurrect the Confederacy. Teleological ideals of national progress link an idealized past to an imagined future. Illustrating Lee Edelman's concept of "reproductive futurism" the figure of the child functions politically as an idealized representation of the nation's future. Children represent nationalist ideals of reproductive futurism in rituals of surrogation, which Joseph Roach describes as rituals where one body replaces another, in attempts to fill perceived social voids. Performances of surrogation reiterate and alter what came before: the performance is doubled yet dislocated, alike, but not identical. Surrogation functions similarly to Jacques Derrida's supplement as an addition and replacement both extending and displacing. Performance reanimates the nation, not only as symbolic resurrection, but also evoking affect and sensation to create lived, shared experiences that create feelings of national belonging.  In Chapter One, I offer thick description detailing my observations of the performance in April 2019, then use these observations to illustrate my theoretical framework about how performance and memory, women and children, and affect and sensation function to produce nationalism. To provide dramaturgical context for that performance iteration, in Chapter Two I pan to a very broad perspective situating Natchez within deep time. I offer geologic and historic context for how Natchez became the hub of plantation cotton farming, and how this impacted the US's early development as a nation. Highlighting Mississippi authors, I note how fictional literature influenced historical narratives and memory of the past. In Chapter Three I use diffractive reading to discuss representations of Natchez history and the Old South. I illustrate how attitudes about race and nation linked to Natchez circulated via marketing materials, souvenirs, etc. as well as through performance. I analyze objects as performing and performative, illustrating how they circulate ideologies, and how many forms/bodies may hold or perform memory. I highlight themes of the gestures curtsy and bow, panoramic theatrical techniques related to animation, and representations of steamboats/showboats. I also focus on silhouettes. I follow a logo that I call the "Natchez Lady Silhouette" used in tourism materials for almost a century, and relate this to developments in mass-circulated media. Finally, in Chapter Four, I discuss how Black residents have resisted and countered Natchez's confederate heritage tourism by creating performances, museums, and heritage sites emphasizing their perspectives.I take the pageant's aesthetics as inspiration. The pageant presents the story of Natchez in vignettes of tableaux and dance, with occasional placards, minimal narration, and plenty of romantic, flowery imagery. I use these aesthetics (recall: aesthetic means sensation) as formal/stylistic inspiration, writing about theatre theatrically. Like the pageant, I present the story of Natchez in vignettes, silhouetted tableaux, and looping dances. While I make an academically sound argument supported by evidence, I deploy the tone of the novelist or poet. Mississippi authors have been key not just in US literature but ultimately to shaping our ideals of the nation. From William Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County to Jesmyn Ward's Bois Sauvage, many cherished Mississippi authors stage their stories in imagined places, finding the essential truth of the past better remembered in fiction. Natchez offers a unique example of a place that lives materially, imaginatively, and metaphorically. I treat this text like a story, like theatre, to capture that.
일반주제명  
Theater.
일반주제명  
Recreation.
일반주제명  
Performing arts.
일반주제명  
Theater history.
키워드  
Confederate Pageant
키워드  
Natchez
키워드  
Antebellum architecture
키워드  
Tourist events
키워드  
Roach, Joseph
기타저자  
The Florida State University Theatre
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 84-12A.
기본자료저록  
Dissertation Abstract International
전자적 위치 및 접속  
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■520    ▼aEach  Spring  since  1932  residents  of  Natchez,  Mississippi  have  performed  a  Confederate  Pageant.  Natchez  was  once  the  wealthiest  city  in  the  nation  due  to  its  slave  trade  and  cotton  plantations,  and  it  has  more  extant  antebellum  architecture  than  any  other  US  city.  Since  the  Great  Depression  Natchez  has  capitalized  on  Lost  Cause  nostalgia,  promoting  Confederate  history  through  tourism  romantically  glorifying  Natchez  as  "where  the  Old  South  still  lives."  Ladies  dress  in  hoop  skirts,  offer  tours  of  plantations,  and  direct  youth  to  perform  in  the  annual  Confederate  Pageant  as  part  of  "Spring  Pilgrimage,"  a  lucrative  tourist  event.  Climaxing  with  a  procession  by  the  Confederate  Queen  and  General,  the  pageant  reimagines  the  past  and  future  nation.  I  use  the  Confederate  Pageant  to  argue  that  performance  sustains  nationalism,  that  women  and  children  are  critical  to  the  production  of  nationalism,  and  that  ideologies  are  embedded  in  material  practices.  Performance,  nationalism,  and  memory  are  interrelated  embodied  processes;  the  Confederate  Pageant  is  a  node  where  they  intersect.The  Confederate  Pageant  is  a  ritual  of  surrogation  that  uses  ideals  of  reproductive  futurity  to  resurrect  the  Confederacy.  Teleological  ideals  of  national  progress  link  an  idealized  past  to  an  imagined  future.  Illustrating  Lee  Edelman's  concept  of  "reproductive  futurism"  the  figure  of  the  child  functions  politically  as  an  idealized  representation  of  the  nation's  future.  Children  represent  nationalist  ideals  of  reproductive  futurism  in  rituals  of  surrogation,  which  Joseph  Roach  describes  as  rituals  where  one  body  replaces  another,  in  attempts  to  fill  perceived  social  voids.  Performances  of  surrogation  reiterate  and  alter  what  came  before:  the  performance  is  doubled  yet  dislocated,  alike,  but  not  identical.  Surrogation  functions  similarly  to  Jacques  Derrida's  supplement  as  an  addition  and  replacement  both  extending  and  displacing.  Performance  reanimates  the  nation,  not  only  as  symbolic  resurrection,  but  also  evoking  affect  and  sensation  to  create  lived,  shared  experiences  that  create  feelings  of  national  belonging.  In  Chapter  One,  I  offer  thick  description  detailing  my  observations  of  the  performance  in  April  2019,  then  use  these  observations  to  illustrate  my  theoretical  framework  about  how  performance  and  memory,  women  and  children,  and  affect  and  sensation  function  to  produce  nationalism.  To  provide  dramaturgical  context  for  that  performance  iteration,  in  Chapter  Two  I  pan  to  a  very  broad  perspective  situating  Natchez  within  deep  time.  I  offer  geologic  and  historic  context  for  how  Natchez  became  the  hub  of  plantation  cotton  farming,  and  how  this  impacted  the  US's  early  development  as  a  nation.  Highlighting  Mississippi  authors,  I  note  how  fictional  literature  influenced  historical  narratives  and  memory  of  the  past.  In  Chapter  Three  I  use  diffractive  reading  to  discuss  representations  of  Natchez  history  and  the  Old  South.  I  illustrate  how  attitudes  about  race  and  nation  linked  to  Natchez  circulated  via  marketing  materials,  souvenirs,  etc.  as  well  as  through  performance.  I  analyze  objects  as  performing  and  performative,  illustrating  how  they  circulate  ideologies,  and  how  many  forms/bodies  may  hold  or  perform  memory.  I  highlight  themes  of  the  gestures  curtsy  and  bow,  panoramic  theatrical  techniques  related  to  animation,  and  representations  of  steamboats/showboats.  I  also  focus  on  silhouettes.  I  follow  a  logo  that  I  call  the  "Natchez  Lady  Silhouette"  used  in  tourism  materials  for  almost  a  century,  and  relate  this  to  developments  in  mass-circulated  media.  Finally,  in  Chapter  Four,  I  discuss  how  Black  residents  have  resisted  and  countered  Natchez's  confederate  heritage  tourism  by  creating  performances,  museums,  and  heritage  sites  emphasizing  their  perspectives.I  take  the  pageant's  aesthetics  as  inspiration.  The  pageant  presents  the  story  of  Natchez  in  vignettes  of  tableaux  and  dance,  with  occasional  placards,  minimal  narration,  and  plenty  of  romantic,  flowery  imagery.  I  use  these  aesthetics  (recall:  aesthetic  means  sensation)  as  formal/stylistic  inspiration,  writing  about  theatre  theatrically.  Like  the  pageant,  I  present  the  story  of  Natchez  in  vignettes,  silhouetted  tableaux,  and  looping  dances.  While  I  make  an  academically  sound  argument  supported  by  evidence,  I  deploy  the  tone  of  the  novelist  or  poet.  Mississippi  authors  have  been  key  not  just  in  US  literature  but  ultimately  to  shaping  our  ideals  of  the  nation.  From  William  Faulkner's  Yoknapatawpha  County  to  Jesmyn  Ward's  Bois  Sauvage,  many  cherished  Mississippi  authors  stage  their  stories  in  imagined  places,  finding  the  essential  truth  of  the  past  better  remembered  in  fiction.  Natchez  offers  a  unique  example  of  a  place  that  lives  materially,  imaginatively,  and  metaphorically.  I  treat  this  text  like  a  story,  like  theatre,  to  capture  that.
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