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2014
Saturday, March 29th
8:30 AM

Session 5.01 Education and Social Sciences

Educational Attainment and Economic Impacts in Central Appalachia

Discussion

Rick Ferris, University of Charleston
Scott Bellamy, University of Charleston

Harris Hall 138

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.02 Architecture and Visual Arts

Appalachian Aesthetic: Reassessing the Literature on Social Education and Arts Industry in Appalachia

Paper

Carissa Massey, Adrian College

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.02 Architecture and Visual Arts

Exhibiting Women Artists in South Eastern Ohio: How Does the Appalachian Experience Shape Artists?

Paper

Jennie E. Klein, Ohio University-Athens
Babz Jewell, Ohio University - Main Campus

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.02 Architecture and Visual Arts

Queer as Folk Art: Cutting Into Kentucky Mountain Manhood

Paper

Mark A. Snyder, Morehead State University

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.02 Architecture and Visual Arts

The Appalachian Built Environment A Neglected Historical Text: The Case of the Appalachian Settlement School

Paper

Karen E. Hudson, Appalachian Center University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.03 Education

An Overview of the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional Educational Laboratory – Appalachia: Research and Technical Assistance Agendas

Paper

John Hitchcock, Indiana University - Bloomington
Lydotta Taylor, The EdVenture Group
Jerry Johnson, University of Florida
Kellie Kim, CNA

Smith Music Hall 112

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.03 Education

Flatalachia: Bringing Appalachian Studies to Flatland Eastern North Carolina

Paper

Leanne E. Smith, East Carolina University

Smith Music Hall 112

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.03 Education

Hanging Out in The CAVE: Increasing Student Engagement Outside the Classroom

Paper

Julia A. Lewis, Blue Ridge Community College - Weyers Cave
Theresa A. Thomas, Blue Ridge Community College - Weyers Cave

Smith Music Hall 112

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.03 Education

Keeping Appalachia in Mind: Building State Education Agency Capacity in the Region

Paper

Caitlin Howley, Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center

Smith Music Hall 112

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.04 Environment and Ecology

40 Years After Buffalo Creek: Digital Memory and Environmental Advocacy in Contemporary Appalachia

Paper

Tom Bowers, Northern Kentucky University

Smith Music Hall 110

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.04 Environment and Ecology

Acoustic Monitoring and Detection of the Northern Flying Squirrel

Paper

Sarah E. Legg, Marshall University
Anne C. Axel, Marshall University
Corinne Diggins, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Smith Music Hall 110

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.04 Environment and Ecology

Appalachian Purpose-Built Towns in an International Context

Paper

Thomas Wagner, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Phillip Obermiller, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

Smith Music Hall 110

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.04 Environment and Ecology

Those Stupid Hill Billies: Cultural Stereotyping & The Third Worlding of Appalachia

Paper

Kira L. Cope, Marshall University

Smith Music Hall 110

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

Acting a Fool: The Humorous Local Character in Fact and Foolery

Paper

William E. Ritter, Appalachian State University

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

“Nostalgia for the Future:" The Evolution of Folk Arts Programming at the Augusta Heritage Center

Paper

Brittany R. Hicks, Appalachian State University

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

The Craft Revival: Preserving Culture, Changing Lives

Paper

Elizabeth M. Williams, Appalachian State University

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

Utilizing Folk Art in Mental Health Counseling

Paper

Shana L. Goggins

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

ANNIE'S WAR - John Brown's daughter at Harpers Ferry 1859

Reading

Historical Fiction for Historians of Appalachia/& ebook creation for your book

Robert W. Walker, Marshall University

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

Depredation

Reading

Matthew Ferrence

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

Industrial Fictions (A Short Story & Poem Presentation)

Reading

Clinton E. Wilson III, West Virginia University

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

The Book of the Dead - A Play

Theater

Denise A. Smithson, Fayette County Brd of Ed., WV

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Appalachian Perceptions of the Impact of Smoking on their Deceased Family Member

Paper

Cindy L. Clark, University of Pikeville
J. Michael King, University of Pikeville
Larry l. Oteham, University of Pikeville

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Cancer Prevention as a Regional Social Problem: The Discourse of “Grassroots” Participation

Paper

George F. Bill, University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Collaborative Helping: Meeting People Where They Are with Supports for Change

Paper

Kevin Gillespie, Integrated Services of Appalachian Ohio

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Risky Parenting in Appalachian Families: Problems and Solutions

Paper

Jason Weaver, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

The Health Care Exchange in Southern West Virginia: Access at Last?

Paper

Thomas McGraw, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Appalachia and the U.S. History Survey: How to Incorporate Regional History into the National Narrative?

Paper

Christopher L. Leadingham, Marshall University

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Appalachian Town History

Paper

Barry T. Whittemore Dr., University of North Georgia

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Economic and Historical Significance of Canning in Appalachia

Paper

Keith Durst, Marshall University

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

This Was Our Valley: Mapping Historic Structures in Asheville's Watershed

Paper

Anne E. Chesky Smith, Swannanoa Valley Museum

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Workers and Students: An Introduction to Militant Movements in 20th Century Huntington, West Virginia

Paper

John C. Hennen, Morehead State University

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Considering the Italics: Images of Appalachia in Fred Chappell’s Kirkman Tetralogy

Paper

Corey E. McClintock, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Keeper of the Legends: Gretchen Moran Laskas’ The Midwife’s Tale and Writing A Woman’s Life

Paper

Sylvia B. Shurbutt, Shepherd University

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

The Higher Ground Plays of Harlan County

Paper

Anita J. Turpin, Roanoke College

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Transience and Change in Appalachia: Ron Rash’s "Nothing Gold Can Stay"

Paper

Carmen Rueda, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

“My last long dreamless sleep”: Mythologizing the Female Pastoral in Antebellum Appalachian Travel Narratives

Paper

Michael S. Martin, University of Charleston

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

African African American and Native American nurses in Appalachia 1900-1965

Paper

Phoebe A. Pollitt, Appalachian State University

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

Being Hispanic in Appalachia

Paper

Brittany Means, Appalachian State University

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

End-of-life Care and Rural African Americans: a Study of Barriers and Solutions.

Paper

Aaron N. Hemlepp, Marshall University

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

Folk Revival, Racial Stereotyping, and Community Dance Traditions

Paper

Susan Spalding, Berea College

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.11 Religion and Activism

Dorothy in the Coalfields: The Catholic Worker Movement and Appalachia

Paper

Laura Michele Diener, Marshall University

Harris Hall 136

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.11 Religion and Activism

Liberating Appalachian Theology: Paternalism and Praxis in Faith-Based Social Justice Movements in Appalachia

Paper

Michael J. Iafrate, University of St. Michael's College

Harris Hall 136

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.11 Religion and Activism

The Appalachian Imagination: Theology and Dissent in an Urban Periphery

Paper

Scott C. McDaniel, University of Dayton

Harris Hall 136

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

A Dialectical Study of Connection and Separation in Appalachian Families in the Wake of Outmigration

Paper

Jason E. Combs, University of Dayton

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

Do Farmers Markets Change Consumer Behavior? Evidence from the Southern Appalachians

Paper

Leah G. Mathews, University of North Carolina at Asheville
Rachel Carson, UNC Asheville
Rebecca Baylor, UNC Asheville
Zoe Hamel, UNC Asheville
Kelly Giarrocco

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

The Economics Connecting People, Land, and Place: A View from the Field

Paper

Leah G. Mathews, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

Views from the Summit: White Working Class Appalachian Males and Their Perceptions of Academic Success

Paper

Stephanie JH Alexander, Mountwest Community & Technical College

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Branding of Marshall County, West Virginia as a Tourism Destination: A Participatory Approach

Paper

Kudzayi Maumbe, West Virginia University
Doug Arbogast, West Virginia University

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Regionalism in theory and practice, or a plea for Appalachian Studies

Paper

Amanda Fickey, University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Resident and Visitor Attitudes Toward Tourism Development in Summersville, West Virginia (WV)

Paper

Doug W. Arbogast, West Virginia University
Kudzayi Maumbe, West Virginia University

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Resort to Ruins: Poverty in the Catskills after the Decline of the Hotels

Paper

Timothy Di Leo Browne, Carleton University

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

The Influence of Data and Methodology Changes on the Economic Designation of West Virginia Counties

Paper

Daniel Eades, West Virginia Universtiy
Kelly Nix, West Virginia University

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.14 Comparative Inquiry

New Mountains, New Questions, New Commonalities: On the Benefits of Comparative Inquiry in Appalachian Studies

Panel

Place-based Outdoor Education, Eco-tourism, and Outdoor Recreation in the Ukrainian Carpathians: A First Look for Comparative Scholarship and Institutional Partnerships with Appalachia for Sustainable Mountain Development

Crossing an Ocean to Learn More About Home: How Traveling to the Carpathian Mountains Enriched an Undergraduate’s Understanding of Appalachia

Carpathia or Bust: Benefits of Comparative Study of Carpathian and Appalachian Travel Writing by a First-time Traveler to Ukraine

Commentary

Katherine E. Ledford, Appalachian State University
Ron Roach, East Tennessee State University
Jessica Murray, North Georgia College & State University
Chad Berry, Berea College

Corbly Hall 333

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.15 Economics

Demographic Trends in Appalachia and Implications for Enrollments in Higher Education: The Case of Marshall University

Panel

The Development of an Inland Intermodal Terminal

Socioeconomic Correlates of the Occurrence of Unsafe Buildings in Huntington, West Virginia

Demographic Trends in Appalachia and Implications for Enrollments in Higher Education: The Case of Marshall University

The Development of an Inland Intermodal Terminal in the Heart of Appalachia

Socioeconomic Correlates of the Occurrence of Unsafe Buildings in Huntington, West Virginia

West Virginia’s Low Percentage of Population with at Least a Four-Year College Education

Demographic Trends in Appalachia and Implications for Enrollments in Higher Education: The Case of Marshall University

Joshua Hagen, Marshall University
James Leonard, Marshall University
Aaron Nelson, Marshall University
Britt Arcardipane, Marshall University
Delbert Cannoy, Marshall University
Patrick Donovan, Nick J. Rahall Application Transportation Institute
Godwin Dijetror, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 104

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.16 Literature and Poetry

Panel: New Appalachian Visions: Four Authors Discuss Their Novels and Creative Nonfiction Books of 2013-14.

Panel

Crooked Roads, Wherever We Go: Ambivalence and Appalachia in the Novel Out Of Peel Tree

The Listener Becomes the Storyteller: Turning Family Stories into Essays

Un-erasing History: Hiking the Lost Communities of Shenandoah National Park

Magical Realism and the Evil Eye: Exploring the Italian Immigrant Experience in West Virginia

Laura Long, Lynchburg College
Sarah Beth Childers, Earlham College
Sue Eisenfeld, John Hopkins University
Marie Manilla, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 354

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.17 Gender and Sexuality

LGBT in Appalachia: A Queer Quartet

Panel

Surly Bear in the Bible Belt

The Perils of Christian Compassion

The Trouble with Normal in Appalachia: New Queer Productions from KentuckyExamining "the natural" in Anti-Gay Christian Rhetoric”

De-Naturalizing Humans, De-Humanizing Natures: Examining "the natural" in Anti-Gay Christian Rhetoric

Jeffrey A. Mann, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Cynthia Burack, Ohio State University - Main Campus
Carol Mason, University of Kentucky
Richard Parmer, University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 467

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.18 Foodways and Development

Launching the Supporting Emerging Appalachian Leadership (SEAL) Network

Discussion

Ada Smith, Appalshop, INC
Elandria Williams, Highlander Center for Research and Education
Stephanie Tyree, WV Community Development Hub
Ethan Hamblin, Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky

Harris Hall 302

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

2015
Saturday, March 28th
9:30 AM

Session 5.01 Music

Building an Ivory Cabin on a Mountain So High: The Old-Time Music Camp and the (Re)presentation of Southern Appalachian Music

Paper

Marc Faris, East Carolina University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.01 Music

Musical Legacies: An Innovative Examination and Case Study

Paper

Jane Macmorran

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.01 Music

The Community Band in Appalachia

Paper

Jason Michael Hartz, Siena Heights University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.01 Music

The Many Musics within the Old-Time Music Revival: Mixed-Methods Evidence in Support of a New Revival Theory

Paper

Dave Wood, Brown University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 (Ethnicity and Race) Sweet Songs of Melodies Pure and True: (Re)cognizing and (Re)claiming Identity for People of Color in Appalachia

"Passing", passing, and the past: The (re)visualization of bodies of color in Appalachian communities

Paper

Ashley L. Love, University of Georgia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 Ethnicity and Race

Cosmopolitan Voices: Women’s Native American Powwow Drum Groups in Northern Appalachia

Paper

Susan M. Taffe Reed, Bowdoin College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 Ethnicity and Race

Many Black Mountains of Music Singing through the Verse of Affrilachian Poets

Paper

Forrest G. Yerman, Appalachian State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 Literature

“(W)e need another vision. We need it bad.” Marilou Awiakta’s Reclamation Project

Paper

Rob Merritt, Bluefield College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Civil War

A Turning Point in Appalachian Reconstruction: A New Look at the Asheville Election Day Riot of 1868

Paper

Steven Nash, East Tennessee State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Ethnicity and Race

From Vice to Virtue: Decriminalization and Cultural Narratives of Virtue in the Appalachian Feuds of the Late 19th Century

Paper

Christi M. Smith, Ohio State University - Main Campus

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Ethnicity and Race

The White-Hooded Mountains: The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan in 1920s' Asheville

Paper

Kevin W. Young, University of Georgia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Frontier

Printed Word Warfare in the Backcountry: Publishing for the State of Franklin

Paper

Paul L. Robertson, Virginia Commonwealth University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Railroads

“’Murdered upon a railroad:’ Train wreck ballads and critiques of capitalism in the Appalachian South”

Paper

Robert S. Huffard Jr, Lees-McRae College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Railroads

Railroads into Virginia's southern Blue Ridge: To Build or Not to Build, a Cultural Question

Paper

Barry T. Whittemore, University of North Georgia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Railroads

"Train Time: The Clinchfield Comes to Dickenson County"

Paper

Ken Sullivan, West Virginia Humanities Council

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Travel

Many Mountains to Tour: Survey of Cultural Icons in Tourist Sites of the Southern Tier

Paper

Kristin M. Kant-Byers, Rochester Institute of Technology

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Appalachian Studies

More brain drain or new horizon in post-collegiate residence in Appalachia? Outlining the goals of the 2014 Appalachian College Student Survey

Paper

William Schumann, Appalachian State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Coal

Appalachia Through the Eyes of Welsh Reconstruction

Paper

Thomas L. Browning, University of Pikeville

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Economic Development

Could the Kentucky Trail Town Progam be an answer to economic development?

Paper

Peter H. Hackbert, Berea College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Women and Gender

An Ethnographic Study of Appalachian Women Working in the New Economy

Paper

Lauren Hayes

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.06 Health

The ETSU Prescription Drug Abuse/Misuse Working Group: A case study for Inter-professional research and training in South Central Appalachia.

Panel

Billy Brooks, East Tennessee State University
Jeff Gray, East Tennessee State University
Alice McCaffrey, Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition
Dan Eldridge, Washington County Mayor
Tim Smyth, Catalyst Health Solutions

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.07 Stereotypes

The Looking at Appalachia Project | 50 Years After the War on Poverty

Panel

Roger May
Kate Fowler
Pat Jarrett
Elaine McMillion Sheldon

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.08 Education

Radford University Appalachian Events Committee: Showcasing Facets of Appalachian Cultures through Education and Community Outreach

Panel

Taylor Renee LaPrade, Radford University
Victoria Rhea Curtis, Radford University
Sarah Sheppard, Radford University
Montana Crawford, Radford University
Chris Wilson, Radford University
Caroline Leggett, Radford University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.09 (Mass Media) Documenting Appalachia From Inside and Out: Voices From the Non-Fiction Field

Relocating Story

Panel

From the Outside In

Documenting Home

Home to the Holler

Tom Hansell, Appalachian State University
Sally Rubin, Chapman University
Herb E. Smith, Appalshop
Ashley York, University of Southern California

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.10 Health: Appalachian Midwifery in Thought and Action

Midwives of the Mountains: A comparative look at fictional portrayals

Panel

Homesteading Women and the Revival of Midwifery in Appalachia

The changing legality of midwifery in North Carolina and the resulting outcomes for prenatal care in Appalachia

Autonomy, Tradition, Midwifery, and the Homebirth Question in Rural Appalachia

Pam Andrews Hanson, Independent
Jinny A. Turman, University of Nebraska at Kearney
Annemarie Juliette Anglim, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Kelli B. Haywood

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.11 (Education) The Legacy of Don West: the Past, Present and Future of the Appalachian South Folklife Center

Don West, Appalachian Identity and the Folklife Center

Panel

An Oral Histry of the Appalachian South Folklife Center

Social Justice and Social Service: the Work of the Folklife Center

Growing the Center

Jeff Biggers, Independent Scholar
Gabriel Schwartzman, UC Berkeley Visiting Scholar
Shelli Osbourne, Appalachian South Folklife Center
Wendy Johnston, Appalachian South Folklife Center

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.12 Economic Development

Food Security and Community Development

Roundtable

David Cooke, Grow Appalachia-Berea College
Candace Mullins, Grow Appalachia-Berea College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.13 Arts

Three Practices for Creating Community-Based Theater in the Kentucky Coalfields

Workshop

Mark W. Kidd, Handbarrow / Roadside Theater
Benjamin N. Barron, Oxford University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.14 Environment

Geography and Community Roundtable

Roundtable

Kimberly G. Reigle, Mars Hill University
Ryan W. Bell, Mars Hill University
Brady Adcock, Appalachian Trail Conservatory/ MHU alumni
Lee G. Hoffman, Director, Richard Huffman Foundation

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.15 Education

Changing Views of Appalachia from the Inside Out: Helping Appalachian students reach their full potential through improving teachers’ perceptions of their future students.

Workshop

Stephanie R. Marder, Kent State University, Boston University
Pam A. Ebert, Kent State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.16 Music

Capturing the Song: Vocal Coaching and Recording Techniques for Bluegrass and Traditional Singers

Workshop

Daniel T. Boner, East Tennessee State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.17 Music

Recalling Ralph Blizard, Tennessee Mountain Longbow Fiddler

Panel

John Lilly, Goldenseal Magazine
Phil Jamison, Warren Wilson College
Roy Andrade, East Tennessee State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.18 Literature

Christmas in Bethlehem

Performance

Dana S. Wildsmith, Lanier Techinical College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.18 Literature

Pauletta Hansel Poetry Reading

Performance

Pauletta Hansel, Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.19 (Music) The Music in These Mountains: A Migratory Geography of Original Songs Inspired by Appalachia

At the Roots of the Mountains: Ancient Influences on the Appalachian Sound

Performance

My Old Mountain Home: Appalachia and the Origins of American Folk and Bluegrass

From Mountaineer to Pioneer: A Musical Expedition from Appalachia to the Sierra Nevada Range

Urban Appalachia: The Mountain is a State of Mind

Jason L. Guthrie, University of Georgia
Thomas J. Petrino, CSCL

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM