The Front Porch: Spring 1995

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The Front Porch: Spring 1995

by Harry L. Watson, John SheltonReed
Southern Cultures, Vol. 1, No. 3: Spring 1995

"Which is more 'southern': a Faulkner symposium or a barbecue joint?"

Which is more “southern”: a Faulkner symposium or a barbecue joint? From this porch swing, there’s no easy answer because everybody we know agrees that southern cultures range widely, embracing everything from literature to down-home cooking, from the highbrow to the lowlife and back again.

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