Introduction -- The Midwest and white virtue -- Heartland histories -- Inside out : the global production of insular whiteness -- No place like home : the "ordinary" Midwest through popular fiction and fantasy -- Theater of whitness : mass media discourses on the Midwest region -- Conclusion -- Appendix A : bibliography of films referenced in chapter 4 -- Appendix B : bibliography of media articles referenced in chapter 5.
Transforming Medical Aid and Global Christianity from Madagascar to Minnesota
The book delves into the intersection of religion and the globalization of medicine through extensive participant observation in the American Midwest and Madagascar. It explores a thirty-year initiative aimed at modernizing colonial-era evangelism within a transnational Christian medical aid program. By examining these "conversionary sites," the author highlights the complex dynamics of global inequality, religious fellowship, and postcolonial influences, offering a nuanced critique of the interplay between religion, capitalism, and humanitarian aid.