American Literature · 1998 · 26 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesCultural StudiesComparative Cultural StudiesCritical TheoryRegional StudiesComparative Regional AnalysisComparative RegionalismCross-regional ComparisonComparative Interpretive MethodologyComparative MethodologyMidwestern RegionalismObject-scene RelationsRegional Narratives
This work uses the idea of critical regionalism to describe a comparative methodology for cultural studies. Demonstrating moving between a subject location and an object social scene, it details social forces and behind-the-scenes institutions on rural Ireland and the American Midwest.