Imagining the Heartland

Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments

Introduction
Reflections 1

Section 1: Challenging Ideas of the Midwest
1. The Midwest and White Virtue
Reflections 2
2. Heartland Histories

Section II : Regional Mythmaking
3. Inside Out: The Global Production of Insular Whiteness
Reflections 3
4. No Place Like Home: The "Ordinary" Midwest through
Popular Fiction and Fantasy. Coauthored with Jada Basdeo
Reflections 4
5. Theater of Whiteness: Mass Media Discourse on the
Midwest Region. Coauthored with Lena Hanschka
Reflections 5
Conclusion

Appendix A: Filmography in Chapter 4
Appendix B: Bibliography of Media Articles in Chapter 5
Notes
References
Index

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• Estudos étnicos
• História local
• Antropologia social e cultural
• História das Américas
• As minorias étnicas e Estudos Multiculturais

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