The South Never Plays Itself reckons with the south onscreen

Ben Beard’s new book attempts to answer the question of which versions of the south are represented on screen and why. No matter where you’re from, you have a perception of the American south. You may associate New Orleans with jazz and alcohol, Florida with sunshine and retirement homes, or the entire region with the all-encompassing moral reckoning surrounding the horrific history of slavery and the confederacy that still reverberates today.…