Popular New Orleans traces the evolution of popular depictions of the Crescent City from 19th-century local-color writing to Disney theme parks and post-Katrina operas. Addressing students of the city and popular culture, it examines how images of New Orleans changed from exceptional to exemplary.

Florian Freitag is professor of American Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany.

Introduction

1. Scribner's Illustrated New Orleans

2. Disney's Immersive New Orleans

3. Wading Home's Post-Katrina New Orleans

Conclusion