ASA Annual Conference

Session 11.01 Environment and Religion

Spiritually Rich, Economically Poor: An analysis on religious culture and community in Central Appalachia

Paper

Karissa Broderick-Beck

Corbly Hall 466

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.02 Social Sciences

Appalachian Stereotypes in Film and Hollywood

Paper

Britani S. Black, Marshall University
April Fugett, Marshall University

Harris Hall 139

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.02 Social Sciences

Home Tweet Home: Can social media define a community?

Paper

Amy Rock, Ohio University

Harris Hall 139

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.02 Social Sciences

Stay in West Virginia, Please: Resistance to the Brain Drain in Appalachia

Paper

Lindsay Heinemann, Marshall University Graduate College
Heather Nicole Sprouse, Marshall University Graduate College

Harris Hall 139

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.02 Social Sciences

Water Runs Downhill: The Realities of Brain Drain in Eastern Kentucky

Paper

Jane Jensen, University of Kentucky
Charles McGrew, Kentucky Center for Education and Workforce Statistics

Harris Hall 139

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.03 Tourism and Development

Examining the Impact of the Great Recession on the Commuting Patterns of Workers in West Virginia

Paper

Todd Sink, Concord University
Brian Ceh, Ryerson University

Corbly Hall 465

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.03 Tourism and Development

Imagining Possibilities for Healthy Appalachian Communities in an Emerging Postindustrial Landscape

Paper

Brian A. Hoey, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 465

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.03 Tourism and Development

Moving on Out: Why People Leave Appalachia

Paper

Linda K. McGuffey

Corbly Hall 465

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.04 Foodways and Nutrition

The Study of Appalachian Foodways: Providing Insight and Giving Voices to Personal and Family Experiences

Panel

Margaret Louise Dotson, Berea College
Tabitha Bullock, Berea College
Patty Watson, Berea College
Barbara Hollstein, Berea College

Corbly Hall 244

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.05 Transformations in Spaces for Engagement and Scholarship

Defining Place Across Generations of Appalachian Scholarship

Panel

Strength in Numbers: FAHE

Participation and Transformation in Appalachian

Constructing a “Knowledge Commons” in Virginia Appalachia: Community/University Constructions of Resistance to Neoliberal Economics

Defining Place Across Generations of Appalachian Scholarship

Strength in Numbers: FAHE

Participation and Transformation in Appalachian Scholarship: Notes Toward an Instigation

Constructing a “Knowledge Commons” in Virginia Appalachia: Community/University Constructions of Resistance to Neoliberal Economics

William Schumann, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Diane Loeffler
Gabriel Piser
Anita Puckett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Corbly Hall 467

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.06 Education

Intergenerational Opportunities in Elder Care

Panel

Robin E. Dalton, Morehead State University
Alyssa Elswick, University of Kentucky

Harris Hall 138

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.07 Education and Activism

Mentoring Identity with Appalachia

Workshop

Zana K. Combiths, Virginia Tech
Serena D. Frost ., Virginia Tech
Annie Saunders, Virginia Tech

Harris Hall 136

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.08 Braided Roots: Appalachian Grrrls in Women's and Gender Studies

A Feminist Comes A-Calling

Panel

Gender, Youth, and Substance Abuse in Appalachia

The Economic Challenges of Motherhood in Modern Appalachia

Challenging the LGBT Bullies

A Feminist Comes A-Calling

Gender, Youth, and Substance Abuse in Appalachia

The Economic Challenges of Motherhood in Modern Appalachia

Challenging the LGBT Bullies

Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Ohio University - Southern Campus
Danielle Doss, Ohio University - Southern Campus
Nichole Helmstetier, Ohio University - Southern Campus
Tiffany Williams, Ohio University - Southern Campus

Corbly Hall 333

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.09 Social Sciences

The 50th Anniversary of the War on Poverty: What Worked?

Panel

Ada Smith, Appalshop, INC
Herby E. Smith, Appalshop, INC
Jill Hatch, IDEA: Center for Excellence
John Rosenberg

Harris Hall 234

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.10 Education and Natural Resources

What is a Teacher to do? Benefits and Challenges to Changing Demographics in Appalachia

Discussion

Paula McMurray-Schwarz, Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Jacqueline Yahn, Ohio University - Eastern Campus
Kimberly Ciroli, Ohio University - Eastern Campus

Harris Hall 135

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.11 Readings

Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel Literary Journal: A reading from Volume 17: Tricksters, Truthtellers and Lost Souls

Reading

Pauletta Hansel, Thomas More College
Sherry Cook Stanforth, Thomas More College
Michael Henson, Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative
Marc Harshman, Poet Laureate of WV

Corbly Hall 268

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.12 Education

Re-imagining the War on Poverty in Southeastern Ohio: The Appalachian Project

Panel

Krista L. Bryson, The Ohio State University
Cassie Patterson, The Ohio State University
Patricia Cunningham, The Ohio State University

Harris Hall 446

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.13 History

Marshall University Special Collections Department Informational Tour

Unconference

Lori Thompson, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 104

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.14 Development

Approaches to Community Cultural Development in Appalachia

Unconference

Mark Kidd, Appalshop
Josh May, Appalshop

Corbly Hall 243

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.15 Environment and Ecology

Finding Fracking with FracTracker.org: An interactive training on using FracTracker maps to examine oil and gas activities in your area

Workshop

Mary Ellen Cassidy, Fracktracker Alliance
Pamela C. Twiss, California University of Pennsylvania

Corbly Hall 464

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.16 Folklore and the Arts

Imagining Appalachia: Exploring the Steps Toward Creating a Documentary Arts Center in Southern West Virginia

Discussion

Roger May

Corbly Hall 354

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.17 Social Sciences

Beyond Place: Appalachia in Cyberspace - Convenor: Fred Hay

Panel

"The Million-Dollar Question: Can Appalachian Studies Programs and Special Collections Thrive in the 21st Century?"

"Archives of Appalachia Online"

"Blogging Appalachia: Presenting the Region in Cyberspace"

"Appalachian Spaces: Online and On-ground"

Norma J. Riddle, Appalachian State University
Andrea A. Leonard, Appalachian State University
Laura E. Smith, East Tennessee State University
Gene Hyde, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Harris Hall 302

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.18 Race and Ethnicity

Living Race, Living Class, Imagining Justice: Working for Racial and Economic Justice in the Mountains

Workshop

Meta Mendel-Reyes, Berea College
Pam McMichael, Highlander Research and Education Center

Harris Hall 235

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 11.19 Readings

Readings from University of Pikeville Writers

Reading

J. Michael King, University of Pikeville
Basil B. Clark, University of Pikeville
Sydney C. England, University of Pikeville
Amanda J. Runyon, University of Pikeville

Harris Hall 130

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM