Take on the South

TAKE ON THE SOUTH is a series of one-hour debates

Grades 9-12

TAKE ON THE SOUTH is a series of one-hour produced by the South Carolina Educational Television network for the University of South Carolina's Institute for Southern Studies (ISS) under a grant provided by Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc. Dr. Walter Edgar, Dr. Trudier Harris, Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and Dr. Noel Polk, Professor Emeritus, Mississippi State University, debate which Southern novel has been the most influential. 

Closed captioning has been provided for these broadcast programs.

South Carolina Educators, a recertification course is available.

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What is Real Southern Cooking? | Take on the South 7
What is Real Southern Cooking? | Take on the South
Episode 7

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Walter Edgar, John T. Edge, Author and Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, University of Mississippi, Matt and Ted Lee, award winning cookbook authors will debate "What is Real Southern...
What is Real Southern Cooking? 8
What is Real Southern Cooking?
Episode 8

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Walter Edgar, John T. Edge, Author and Director of the Southern Foodways Alliance, University of Mississippi, Matt and Ted Lee, award winning cookbook authors will debate "What is Real Southern...
What is Real Southern Cooking? 9
What is Real Southern Cooking?
Episode 9

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ted and Matt Lee begin the debate with their opening remarks. John T. Edge continues the debate with his opening comments.
What is Real Southern Cooking? 10
What is Real Southern Cooking?
Episode 10

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The discussion continues with recollections of favorite meals for holidays and other times of the year, and of course, the conversation eventually turns to barbecue!
What is Real Southern Cooking? 11
What is Real Southern Cooking?
Episode 11

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

The final segment provides a discussion of the merits of lard, as opposed to vegetable oil, of gazpacho and gaspachi, of new directions for food, of documenting, cataloging, and preserving foods...
Nascar or Football? | Take on the South 13
Nascar or Football? | Take on the South
Episode 13

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Dr. Walter Edgar, Dr. Daniel Pierce, Author and History Department Chair, University of North Carolina, Asheville, and Dr. Harvey "Hardy" Jackson III, Author and Eminent Scholar in History...
Necessary South | Take on the South 17
Necessary South | Take on the South
Episode 17

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

"Without the South, is there an "America""? Since the early days of our republic, the South has been seen as "the negative" whose characteristics had to be overcome. Late in the 20th century critics...
What is the South in the 21st Century? | Take on the South 19
What is the South in the 21st Century? | Take on the South
Episode 19

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Since the 1930s a variety of scholars and pundits have lamented the passing of the American South. But, how were—and are—they defining the South? John Shelton Reed, one of the world’s foremost...
Teacher Guide - What is Real Southern Cooking? | Take on the South
Teacher Guide - What is Real Southern Cooking? | Take on the South
Episode 12

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Professional Development

The fourth program in the series of eight, one-hour, live to tape debates produced by ETV for the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies (ISS) under a grant provided by Watson...
Teacher Guide - Nascar or Football? | Take on the South
Teacher Guide - Nascar or Football? | Take on the South
Episode 14

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Professional Development

Under a grant provided by the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc., the fifth program in the series of eight, one-hour, live to tape debates produced by ETV for the University of South Carolina’s Institute...
Teacher Guide - The Necessary South | Take on the South
Teacher Guide - The Necessary South | Take on the South
Episode 18

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Grades: 7 8 9 10 11 12

The seventh program in the Emmy Award winning series of eight, one-hour, live to tape debates produced by ETV for the University of South Carolina’s Institute for Southern Studies (ISS) under a grant...