Series Editors: Andrew K. Frank, Angela Pulley Hudson, and Kristofer Ray
Series Description
The Indians and Southern History series calls for a paradigm shift in the study of the American South. In recent decades, scholars utilizing new methodologies and interdisciplinary approaches have transformed the study of American Indian history, but the conventional framework by which Southern history is understood has yet to reflect this work. This is especially true in the postremoval era, but even the narrative of the colonial and antebellum South remains largely defined by negotiations between black and white.
This series provides a home for new scholarship—emphasizing Native American perspectives on a wide range of events and topics associated with the American South. Rather than merely placing Indians in traditional Southern narratives, books in this series will demonstrate how indigenous peoples and perspectives force a fundamental rethinking of issues as varied as geography, historical turning points, and even deeply rooted ideas such as the nature of slavery and indigenous declension.
Although rooted in the field of history, Indians and Southern History encourages works that take interdisciplinary approaches. In addition to anthropology, books in the series draw upon linguistics, sociology, political science, literature, ethnomusicology, archaeology, and Native American studies. The series not only aims to provide a channel for publishing Southeastern Indian scholarship, but also to establish a space through which well-intentioned Southern historians can begin to rethink the limitations of “traditional” narratives.
Editorial Advisory Board
- Denise E. Bates
- Kathryn H. Braund
- Melanie Benson-Taylor
- Robbie Ethridge
- Julie Reed
- Rose Stremlau
- Daniel Usner
- Gregory A. Waselkov