Participation Type
Panel
Session Title
Session 10.15 Appalachian Social Issues
Presentation #1 Title
Old Appalachia's New Coat
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
Are you up to date with Appalachia’s trends? As old Appalachian problems fade out, new fads that remind one too much of the past replaces them. Join us as we take an interdisciplinary look at how this region succumbs to the "fad" of issues of poverty, education, health, economy and media stereotypes by donning a new “coat” that can only add new style to the same issues. We will look at how these issues have been rebranded to disguise what is at their core, and we will discuss new possibilities to strip Appalachia of this façade in order to discuss real solutions. We will focus of the barriers which still influence Appalachia, without forgetting the many strengths which also exist. The Appalachian Events Committee at Radford University is a student run group that strives to educate and involve students in the activities and culture that surrounds them. We are excited to explore the imagined possibilities of a “New Appalachia.”
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Presentation co-authored with Langley Looney, Sarah Wood, Mary Dickerson, Ryan Woodson, Victoria Curtis, Rebecca Grubb, Mary Ellis, Erin O'Neil, Taylor LaPrade, and Mary Dickerson.
Old Appalachia's New Coat
Harris Hall 137
Are you up to date with Appalachia’s trends? As old Appalachian problems fade out, new fads that remind one too much of the past replaces them. Join us as we take an interdisciplinary look at how this region succumbs to the "fad" of issues of poverty, education, health, economy and media stereotypes by donning a new “coat” that can only add new style to the same issues. We will look at how these issues have been rebranded to disguise what is at their core, and we will discuss new possibilities to strip Appalachia of this façade in order to discuss real solutions. We will focus of the barriers which still influence Appalachia, without forgetting the many strengths which also exist. The Appalachian Events Committee at Radford University is a student run group that strives to educate and involve students in the activities and culture that surrounds them. We are excited to explore the imagined possibilities of a “New Appalachia.”
