CREATURELY, THROWAWAY LIFE AFTER KATRINA.

A criticism is offered for the author Jesmyn Ward's book "Salvage the Bones," and the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" directed by Benh Zeitlin. Both, the book and the film, are examined in the context of the hurricane Katrina. It examines the connections and relations existing between humans and...

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Publicado en:South: A Scholarly Journal Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 246 - 265
Autor principal: LLOYD, CHRISTOPHER
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of North Carolina Press Spring2016
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Sumario:A criticism is offered for the author Jesmyn Ward's book "Salvage the Bones," and the film "Beasts of the Southern Wild" directed by Benh Zeitlin. Both, the book and the film, are examined in the context of the hurricane Katrina. It examines the connections and relations existing between humans and animals that are portrayed in the book and the film. Both are also compared to Patricia Yaeger's book "Dirt and Desire: Reconstructing Southern Women's Writing 1930-1990."