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vii Acknowledgments During the gestation of this volume I have acquired an uncommonly long list of debts. To the contributors, I am grateful for their creativity, generosity , and patience. It has been a pleasure to work with scholars whose work I admire greatly. This volume was also made possible through the generosity of the community at the University of North Carolina. The conference that anchored and enriched this volume was made possible through the generous support of the Center for the Study of the American South, the Office of the Associate Dean of Social Sciences, the Diversity Initiative Fund, the University Program in Cultural Studies, the Associate Provost for International Affairs, the Department of History, the Department of English, the Curriculum in American Studies, the Institute for the Arts and Humanities, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the Department of Dramatic Arts, and the University of North Carolina Press. More specifically, special thanks are due for Violet Anderson, Barbara Call, McKay Coble, Peter Coclanis, Lisa Eveleigh, Herb Garman, Karen Gil, Hilary Green, Larry Grossberg, Joseph Jordan, Joy Kasson, Lloyd Kramer, Joyce Loftin, John McGowan, Cookie Newsom, Nancy Schoonmaker, David Silkenat, Olympia Snowe, and Harry Watson. I also am indebted to the members of the Chapel Hill academic community who contributed to the conference: Matt Harper, Trudier Harris, Kenneth Janken, Greg Kaliss, John Kasson, Mark Katz, Laurie Maffly-Kipp, Charlene Regester, and Lyneise Williams. At the University of North Carolina Press, Chuck Grench has been tolerant and patient beyond all explanation. One of the pleasures of being a member of this community has been working closely with Chuck and the rest of the UNC Press staff. Finally, I eagerly await Armistead’s book(s). And no words are adequate to express my gratitude to and love for Susan. This page intentionally left blank ...

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