ASA Annual Conference

Session 1.02 Architecture, Visual Arts and Crafts

Early Years of Appalachian Reform: The Conference of Southern Mountain Workers, Allen Eaton, & the Origins of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild

Panel

“Roundtables, Keynotes, and Membership in the Early Years of the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers”

“'Art is all right for the rich or for the idle, but what have we workers to do with it?': Allen Eaton and the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers”

“Forming of the Southern Highland Handicraft Guild”

Penny Messinger, Daemen College
Joy Gritton, Morehead State University
Philis Alvic, independent scholar

Drinko 138

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.03 Natural Resources

Community and Legal Issues with the Changing Coal Industry

Panel

Mary Cromer, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center
Wes Addington, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center
Evan Smith, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center
Amelia Kirby, Appalachian Citizens' Law Center

Harris Hall 138

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.04 Education

New Appalachia: A Global Perspective in Appalachian Studies Programs

Panel

Carol Baugh Dr., Sinclair Community College
Pat Beavers, Appalachian State University
Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, Shepherd University
Judy Byers, Fairmont State University
Jane MacMorran, East Tennessee State University

Jenkins Hall B10

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.05 Education

The Complexities of Insider/Outsider Positionalities in Educational Work in Appalachia

Panel

The Complexities of Insider/Outsider Positionalities in Educational Work in Appalachia

Brandi S. Weekley, West Virginia University
Sera Matthew, West Virginia University
Audra Slocum, West Virginia University

Jenkins Hall 100

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.06 MountainWise: A Story Worth Sharing, a People worth Preserving -Community Transformation Grant Project of Southwestern North Carolina

MountainWise: A Strategic Analysis of Creating Healthier Communities in Southwestern NC Through the Community Transformation Grant Project

Panel

MountainWise: The Merits of an External Communications Plan With Community Resonance

MountainWise: Connecting Health Impact Assessements and Comprehensive Plans in Southwestern NC to Create Healthier Communities

MountainWise: How a Rural Eating Assessment Proposal Can Lead to a Healthier Community

Elaine Russell, NC Division of Public Health:CTG Project
Sarah Tennyson, Macon County Health Department
Don Kostelec, Kostelec Planning
April Tallent, Western Carolina University

Harris Hall 234

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.07 Education

Studying the Maternal Infant Health Outreach Worker (MIHOW) Program: A Multi Site, Mixed- Methods Randomized Control Trial Program Evaluation in Rural West Virginia

Panel

Marty Amerikaner, Marshall University
Linda Spatig, Marshall University
Chris LeGrow, Marshall University
Stephen O'Keefe, Marshall University
Debra Conner-Lockwood, Marshall University
Amy Knell Carlson, Marshall University
Kelli Kerbawy, Marshall University
Kathy Bialk, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 117

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.08 Politics and Government

Owning our heritage: stories of family cemetery preservation struggles in West Virginia

Workshop

Robin L. Blakeman, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Dustin White, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Maria Gunnoe, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
Danny Cook, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

Corbly Hall 244

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.09 Environment, Health and Developmemt

Environment, Media, Agency: Encouraging Dialogue Across Cultural and National Divides

Paper

Outsiders at the River: Ron Rash’s Critique of Discursive Agency , Class, and Multiculturalism

Local Voices with Global Outcries in Burning the Future and The Warriors of Qiugang

Heather D. McIntyre, University of Kentucky
Richard Parmer, University of Kentucky

Harris Hall 139

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.09 Environment, Health, and Development

Adaptive Policy and Governance: Natural Resources, Ownership, and Community Development in Appalachia

Paper

Zachary D. Swick, Appalachian State University

Harris Hall 139

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.09 Environment, Health, and Development

Beyond the Coal Divide: Diversifying the Economy, Sustaining the Environment, and Finding Common Ground in the Coalfields of Southwest Virginia

Paper

Julie A. Shepherd-Powell, University of Kentucky

Harris Hall 139

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.09 Environment, Health, and Development

Top Blown Off: The Intersection Between Counseling, Advocacy, and Mountaintop Removal

Paper

Cassandra G. Pusateri, Youngstown State University

Harris Hall 139

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Session 1.10 Environmental Ecology

Environmental Health Perceptions and Realities in Appalachia, Ohio

Panel

Social Determinants of Health and Environmental Disparities in Appalachia, Ohio

Images of Environmental Health: PhotoVoice in an Appalachian Community

Hydraulic Fracturing in Appalachia, Ohio: Comparing the Responses of Two Communities to the Risks and Uncertainties of Drilling

Michele Morrone, Ohio University - Main Campus
Amy E. Chadwick, Ohio University - Main Campus
Natalie A. Kruse, Ohio University - Main Campus
Justin J. Rudnick, Ohio University - Main Campus

Science Hall 276

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.11 Folklore

Doc Watson Family Milestones: A Musical Storybook

Panel

Roy M. Andrade

Harris Hall 443

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.12 Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

“Gathering Around the Table: Food and Developing of a Sense of Community among Africans Americans in Southern Appalachia”

Paper

Darin Waters, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Drinko Library 402

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.12 Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

“Moonshine and Music”

Paper

Panel Title: Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

Daniel S. Pierce, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Drinko Library 402

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.12 Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

“'Our blood must have been briny as the Dead Sea:' Reclaiming Mountain Taste in Michael McFee’s Poetry”

Paper

Panel Title: Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

Erica Abrams Locklear, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Drinko Library 402

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.12 Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

"Perpetuating a Culinary Myth: Food and Whiteness in Appalachia"

Paper

Panel Title: Food, Culture, and Representation in Appalachia

Jessica Lewis, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Drinko Library 402

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.13 Issues in Gender and Sexuality

The Women I'm From - The Influence of Appalachian Women

Panel

Amanda J. Runyon, University of Pikeville
Karen McElmurray
Jessie VanEerden
Darnell Arnoult, Lincoln Memorial University

Corbly Hall 464

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.14 Health and Medicine

Living in the "Stroke Belt:" Why Studies of Appalachian Discourse Are Important

Panel

Katherine McComas Maddy, University of Kentucky
Katherine Ward, Marshall University
Sara Henson, Marshall University
Karen L. McComas, Marshall University

Smith Hall 335

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.15 Comparative Cultures

New Carpathia: Known Realities and Imagined Possibilities

Panel

The Ukrainian Carpathians: Strategic Goals for Economic Development in a Depressed Highland Region

Seasons of Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Customs in the Carpathian Highlands

Highland Healers: The Past and Present Use of Folk Medicine in the Ukrainian Carpathians

Museum Collections in the Ukrainian Carpathians: Known Realities and Imagined Possibilities

Iryna Galushchak, Precarpathian National University
Nadiia Lutsan, Precarpathian National University
Oleksandra Khallo, Precarpathian National University
Andrii Chervinskyi, Ivano-Frankivsk State College for Technology and Business

Harris Hall 303

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.16 Readings and Theater

Down the Great Wagon Road toward The Union of German and Scots-Irish Forces: Familial History through Visual, Prose, and Poetic Voices

Reading

Joyce Compton Brown, Gardner-Webb University

Smith Hall 154

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.16 Readings and Theater

'Tater Eyes and 'Possum Houses: A New Role for Storytelling in Place-based Pedagogy

Theater

Rosann Kent, University of North Georgia Appalachian Studies Center
Avery Alexander, University of North Georgia
Elizabeth Guzman, University of North Georgia
Kaitlyn Brackett, University of North Georgia

Smith Hall 154

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.17 Education

Workshop: Voices in the Appalachian Classroom

Workshop

Amy D. Clark, University of Virginia's College at Wise

Harris Hall 137

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.18 Gender and Sexuality

“Every Woman Has Got to Have Her Number”: Bringing Birth Control to Eastern Kentucky, 1930-1942

Paper

Jenny Nickeson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Harris Hall 302

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.18 Gender and Sexuality

Gender and the Impact of Deindusrialization on West Virginia's Glass Industry: Fostoria Glass, 1948-1968

Paper

Virginia C. Young, Shawnee State University

Harris Hall 302

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.18 Gender and Sexuality

Shelter from the Storm: Midwifery in Appalachia

Film

Sarah E. Johnson, Marshall University

Harris Hall 302

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.18 Gender and Sexuality

The framing of women of Appalachia on ABC News programs from 1986 to 2012

Paper

Melissa Boehm, Frostburg State University

Harris Hall 302

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM

Session 1.01 Literature

Music As a Chracter in Appalachian Literature

Paper

Vicki J. Collins, University of South Carolina - Aiken

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.01 Literature

“New method of keeping time": Music, Memory, and Storytelling in Look Back All the Green Valley

Paper

John C. Crocker, University of South Carolina - Union

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.01 Literature

"Unruly Women: Music and Madness in Lee Smith's _The Devil's Dream_"

Paper

Martha Billips, Transylvania University

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.02 Appalachian Studies

"Life Lessons"

Paper

Kayli J. Johnson

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.02 Appalachian Studies

Where The Heart Is

Paper

Jamie C. Johnson, University of Pikeville

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.02 Literature

"Finding Home"

Paper

Ariq Skinner, University of Pikeville

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.02 Literature

From Haiti to West Virginia: A New Voice in Appalachia

Paper

Susan L. Malinoski ., Marshall University

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.02 Literature

Narrative Disruption: Metafiction in Fred Chappell's I Am One of You Forever

Paper

Jacob B. Rogers, University of North Carolina at Asheville

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.03 Literature

A Reading from A Small Room With Trouble on My Mind

Performance

Michael Henson, independent scholar

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.03 Literature

HIDING EZRA-WWI and the Dilemma for Appalachian Families

Performance

Rita M. Quillen

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.03 Literature

THE SINGER

Performance

David Madden, retired

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.04 Music

The Telling Takes Me Home - Music and Movements in Appalachia

Performance

Heather Carawan, Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Session 1.05 Music

Northern Appalachian Songs of Charles Brink, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, from the Samuel Bayard Collection

Performance

Beth Bergeron Folkemer, independent researcher, Dearest Home
Margaret M. Folkemer, independent researcher, Dearest Home

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM