The Tacky South, a book co-edited by Dr. Monica Miller, MGA associate professor of English, is included in W Magazine's Cowboy Carter recommended reading list, "A Cowboy Carter Culture Guide: What to Watch, Read & Listen to Next."
"With heavens-skimming hair and bum-grazing Daisy Dukes, for some Southerners, being tacky is a way of life. But what does 'tacky' iconography signal about country culture? From Dolly Parton to red velvet cake (and perhaps, hot sauce carried in one’s purse), this essay collection is anything but shallow. In the book, Burnett and Miller investigate the region’s claim on a shifting, yet persistent image that illuminates issues of class, race, and gender in the American South."
Congratulations, Dr. Miller!
