Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South: Inside the Garden of ‘Outsider-Art’The Paradise Garden of Rev. Howard Finster: Summerville, GA and its legacy.Feb 6, 2015Feb 6, 2015
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South: InterviewMary Lambert, 25+ Georgia resident, New York-native. Mentions treatment of Northerners and LGBTs by majority (in the 60's-80's back home in…Feb 6, 2015Feb 6, 2015
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South: Archive Materials on the Old Atlanta Prison FarmThe Old ATL Prison Farm; As seen in 1930s AJC photos, 1970s correspondence by Mary N. Long & photos of its current state of abandonment.Nov 15, 2014Nov 15, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South: Barbie BeachThe evolution of one couple’s weird front yard display into a delightfully weird and intriguing roadside attraction. And what makes it a…Nov 12, 2014Nov 12, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South: VisitationMy most recent field trip was to Lilburn, Georgia’s majestic Hindu Temple: BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha. I thought it would make an…Oct 27, 2014Oct 27, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthBlackout PoetryWWI letter home to North Carolina from the UNC Digital Archives CollectionOct 8, 2014Oct 8, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South: Itinerary & MapExcursion One: Interstate 85 North (& East)Oct 3, 2014Oct 3, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South Post Four: Critical TextSombreros and Motorcycles in a Newer South: The Politics of Aesthetics in South Carolina’s Tourism Industry by P. Nicole KingSep 26, 2014Sep 26, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWar(reenactment), What is it Good For?A popular example of weird Southern ‘goings on’ are Civil War reenactments. My impression of the stigma or confusion people (outside the…Sep 18, 2014Sep 18, 2014
Lauren KinginAbout SouthWeird South:Documenting the Southern Imaginary through the South’s tourism industry centering on those sites or attractions that are strange or unusualSep 11, 2014Sep 11, 2014