Abstract:

This introductory essay frames the theme of the Built/Unbuilt Issue of Southern Cultures by bringing attention to the incomplete and unrealized aspects of seemingly ordinary landscapes of the New South. Confronting the unusual form of Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, the essay defamiliarizes this popular site through an exploration of its broader social, economic, and artistic aims. Built in the aftermath of the Great Depression and World War II, state-owned Dorton and the fairgrounds were one of the pioneering manifestations of a new regional development paradigm that sought to battle social and economic fragmentation and the rise of fascism in industrial societies. The essay traces the ambivalent reception of these technologies of development that resulted in their incomplete implementation and misuse, as in the case of cars and racialized suburban sprawl. Indicative of many of the projects examined in the issue, these incomplete sites have now become ordinary parts of the American South.

摘要：

这篇介绍性文章框架了南方文化的建成/未建成问题的主题通过引起人们对新南方看似普通景观的不完整和未实现方面的关注。面对北卡罗来纳州罗利的多顿竞技场的不寻常形式，这篇文章通过探索其更广泛的社会、经济和艺术目标，使这个受欢迎的场所陌生化。建于大萧条和第二次世界大战之后，国有的多顿 (Dorton) 和露天市场是新区域发展范式的先驱体现之一，该范式旨在与社会和经济分裂以及工业社会中法西斯主义的兴起作斗争。这篇文章追溯了对这些发展技术的矛盾接受，这些技术导致了它们的不完整实施和误用，例如汽车和种族化的郊区蔓延。表明本期审查的许多项目，