tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post8889155225009769264..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Am I not rural?Lisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-65250568040786473832011-01-31T11:48:42.308-08:002011-01-31T11:48:42.308-08:00I think this really illustrates how subjective one...I think this really illustrates how subjective one's experience with the "rural" is, and how truly different a rural experience can be from place to place. I would argue that the differences are much more sub-regional than even regional. Part of the goal for me in writing a paper on legal ruralism will be to start with as few assumptions about what the rural experience is for the count(ies) I choose to focus on. Thanks for your perspective!Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16992263462510624604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-89174930341918048142011-01-30T10:34:24.687-08:002011-01-30T10:34:24.687-08:00Thanks, D'arcy. Your post made me think about ...Thanks, D'arcy. Your post made me think about the diversity among rural communities in general, and how the "Kellog-type" assumptions that "rural must equal farm" might inform non-rural perceptions of the rural. Stereotyping "rural people" in a poor light seems to be a more common occurrence these days, yet somehow mountain and seaside towns whose residents consider themselves rural do not bear the brunt of the jokes. I wonder if this relates to gentrification at all. Is it that mountain and other non-agricultural rural communities are more easily gentrified, and thus people idealize them more than farming communities? Many people imagine building their second homes in the mountains or on the beach in a "quaint little town," but fewer fantasize about starting their own strawberry farm and retiring from their city jobs in order to "work the fields." I wonder if this trend of the idyllic "second home" has also contributed to the perception of places like Dunsmuir as non-rural. Sarah Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442096376589715649noreply@blogger.com