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<\/a><\/p>\nDuring the program, Richards will argue that despite the popularity of musicals like Porgy and Bess<\/em> and Showboat<\/em>, musicals with southern themes tend to have a negative view of the region and don\u2019t reflect its diversity today. As part of the program, Longwood University professor Chris Kjorness will discuss the legacy of gospel musician and singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.<\/p>\n Richards, who serves as chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, is an expert on southern literature and culture, American fiction, contemporary drama and sexuality studies. His book Lovers and Beloveds: Sexual Otherness in Southern Fiction, 1936-1961<\/em> was named Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2005. He has written several book chapters, including most recently \u201cEverybody\u2019s Graphic Protest Novel: Stuck Rubber Baby<\/em> and the Anxieties of Racial Difference\u201d in Comics and the U.S. South<\/em>. His articles and essays have been published in Journal of American Studies<\/em>, North Carolina Literary Review<\/em> and Mississippi Quarterly<\/em>, among other publications.<\/p>\n Richards earned a Ph.D. and an M.A. from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor\u2019s degree from Trinity University (San Antonio). His understanding of various southern cultures draws in part on his years of residence in several major southern cities, including Dallas (1969-1987), San Antonio (1987-1991), Nashville (1991-1997), New Orleans (1997-2008), and now Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Good Reason\u201d airs weekly in Fredericksburg on Sundays from 1-2 p.m. on Radio IQ 88.3 Digital<\/a>. To listen from outside of the Fredericksburg area, a complete list of air times and links to corresponding radio stations can be found at http:\/\/withgoodreasonradio.org\/when-to-listen\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Good Reason\u201d is the only statewide public radio program in Virginia. It hosts scholars from Virginia\u2019s public colleges and universities who discuss the latest in research, pressing social issues and the curious and whimsical. \u201cWith Good Reason\u201d is produced for the Virginia Higher Education Broadcasting Consortium by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and is broadcast in partnership with public radio stations in Virginia and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" University of Mary Washington Associate Professor of English Gary Richards will discuss images of the U. S. South in Broadway musicals during an interview scheduled to air on the \u201cWith Good Reason\u201d public radio program. The show, \u201cThe Gospel Roots of Rock and Roll,\u201d will air beginning Saturday, Feb. 16. <\/strong><\/p>\n Gary Richards<\/p>\n<\/div>\n During the program, Richards will argue that despite the popularity of musicals like Porgy and Bess<\/em> and Showboat<\/em>, musicals with southern themes tend to have a negative view of the region and don\u2019t reflect its diversity today. As part of the program, Longwood University professor Chris Kjorness will discuss the legacy of gospel musician and singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe.<\/p>\n Richards, who serves as chair of the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, is an expert on southern literature and culture, American fiction, contemporary drama and sexuality studies. His book Lovers and Beloveds: Sexual Otherness in Southern Fiction, 1936-1961<\/em> was named Choice Outstanding Academic Title in 2005. He has written several book chapters, including most recently \u201cEverybody\u2019s Graphic Protest Novel: Stuck Rubber Baby<\/em> and the Anxieties of Racial Difference\u201d in Comics and the U.S. South<\/em>. His articles and essays have been published in Journal of American Studies<\/em>, North Carolina Literary Review<\/em> and Mississippi Quarterly<\/em>, among other publications.<\/p>\n Richards earned a Ph.D. and an M.A. from Vanderbilt University and a bachelor\u2019s degree from Trinity University (San Antonio). His understanding of various southern cultures draws in part on his years of residence in several major southern cities, including Dallas (1969-1987), San Antonio (1987-1991), Nashville (1991-1997), New Orleans (1997-2008), and now Fredericksburg.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Good Reason\u201d airs weekly in Fredericksburg on Sundays from 1-2 p.m. on Radio IQ 88.3 Digital<\/a>. To listen from outside of the Fredericksburg area, a complete list of air times and links to corresponding radio stations can be found at http:\/\/withgoodreasonradio.org\/when-to-listen\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWith Good Reason\u201d is the only statewide public radio program in Virginia. 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