Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the subculture of Southern Mardi Gras society in coastal Mississippi and Alabama. Design/methodology/approach – Participant observation was used to explore the subculture as well as depth interviews with 42 informants who participated in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore some of the ways various tourist attractions in the American South are presented to and experienced by tourists. Design/methodology/approach – A sequence of photographs, made at tourist attractions across the south, is presented. Accompanying...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the negotiation and otherization of the regional representations of southern foodways in public restaurants within a larger urban cultural setting often seen as its cultural antithesis. Design/methodology/approach – The method and approach is...