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2014
Saturday, March 29th
8:30 AM

Session 5.01 Education and Social Sciences

Discussion

Convener: Rick Ferris, University of Charleston

Educational Attainment and Economic Impacts in Central Appalachia

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

Paper

Convener: Heather Stark, Marshall University

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

Carissa Massey, Adrian College

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.02 Architecture and Visual Arts

Paper

Convener: Heather Stark, Marshall University

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

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

Paper

Convener: Heather Stark, Marshall University

Queer as Folk Art: Cutting Into Kentucky Mountain Manhood

Mark A. Snyder, Morehead State University

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.02 Architecture and Visual Arts

Paper

Convener: Heather Stark, Marshall University

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

Karen E. Hudson, Appalachian Center University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 244

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.03 Education

Paper

Convener: Kathy Seelinger, Marshall University

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

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

Paper

Convener: Kathy Seelinger, Marshall University

Flatalachia: Bringing Appalachian Studies to Flatland Eastern North Carolina

Leanne E. Smith, East Carolina University

Smith Music Hall 112

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.03 Education

Paper

Convener: Kathy Seelinger, Marshall University

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

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

Paper

Convener: Kathy Seelinger, Marshall University

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

Caitlin Howley, Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center

Smith Music Hall 112

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.04 Environment and Ecology

Paper

Convener: Roberta Campbell

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

Tom Bowers, Northern Kentucky University

Smith Music Hall 110

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.04 Environment and Ecology

Paper

Convener: Roberta Campbell

Acoustic Monitoring and Detection of the Northern Flying Squirrel

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

Paper

Convener: Roberta Campbell

Appalachian Purpose-Built Towns in an International Context

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

Paper

Convener: Roberta Campbell

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

Kira L. Cope, Marshall University

Smith Music Hall 110

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

Paper

Convener: Brandi S. Weekley, Wst Virginia Univerisity

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

William E. Ritter, Appalachian State University

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

Paper

Convener: Brandi S. Weekley, Wst Virginia Univerisity

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

Brittany R. Hicks, Appalachian State University

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

Paper

Convener: Brandi S. Weekley, Wst Virginia Univerisity

The Craft Revival: Preserving Culture, Changing Lives

Elizabeth M. Williams, Appalachian State University

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.05 Folklore and Folkways

Paper

Convener: Brandi S. Weekley, Wst Virginia Univerisity

Utilizing Folk Art in Mental Health Counseling

Shana L. Goggins

Smith Hall 108

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

Reading

Convener: Marty Amerikaner, Marshall University

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

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

Reading

Convener: Marty Amerikaner, Marshall University

Depredation

Matthew Ferrence

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

Reading

Convener: Marty Amerikaner, Marshall University

Industrial Fictions (A Short Story & Poem Presentation)

Clinton E. Wilson III, West Virginia University

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.06 Readings and Performance

Theater

Convener: Marty Amerikaner, Marshall University

The Book of the Dead - A Play

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

Harris Hall 234

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Paper

Convener: Ricky Cox, Radford University

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

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

Paper

Convener: Ricky Cox, Radford University

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

George F. Bill, University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Paper

Convener: Ricky Cox, Radford University

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

Kevin Gillespie, Integrated Services of Appalachian Ohio

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Paper

Convener: Ricky Cox, Radford University

Risky Parenting in Appalachian Families: Problems and Solutions

Jason Weaver, Marshall University

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.07 Health and Medicine

Paper

Convener: Ricky Cox, Radford University

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

Thomas McGraw, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Corbly Hall 106

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Paper

Convener: Christopher Leadingham, Marshall University

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

Christopher L. Leadingham, Marshall University

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Paper

Convener: Christopher Leadingham, Marshall University

Appalachian Town History

Barry T. Whittemore Dr., University of North Georgia

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Paper

Convener: Christopher Leadingham, Marshall University

Economic and Historical Significance of Canning in Appalachia

Keith Durst, Marshall University

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Paper

Convener: Christopher Leadingham, Marshall University

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

Anne E. Chesky Smith, Swannanoa Valley Museum

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.08 History

Paper

Convener: Christopher Leadingham, Marshall University

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

John C. Hennen, Morehead State University

Harris Hall 130

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Paper

Convener: Erin Presley, Eastern Kentucky University

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

Corey E. McClintock, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Paper

Convener: Erin Presley, Eastern Kentucky University

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

Sylvia B. Shurbutt, Shepherd University

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Paper

Convener: Erin Presley, Eastern Kentucky University

The Higher Ground Plays of Harlan County

Anita J. Turpin, Roanoke College

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Paper

Convener: Erin Presley, Eastern Kentucky University

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

Carmen Rueda, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain

Harris Hall 446

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.09 Literature and Poetry

Paper

Convener: Michelle Tokarczyk, Goucher College

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

Michael S. Martin, University of Charleston

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

Paper

Convener: LeAnne Olson, Mountwest Community College

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

Phoebe A. Pollitt, Appalachian State University

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

Paper

Convener: LeAnne Olson, Mountwest Community College

Being Hispanic in Appalachia

Brittany Means, Appalachian State University

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

Paper

Convener: LeAnne Olson, Mountwest Community College

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

Aaron N. Hemlepp, Marshall University

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.10 Race and Ethnicity

Paper

Convener: LeAnne Olson, Mountwest Community College

Folk Revival, Racial Stereotyping, and Community Dance Traditions

Susan Spalding, Berea College

Harris Hall 139

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.11 Religion and Activism

Paper

Convener: Meredith Doster, Emory University

Dorothy in the Coalfields: The Catholic Worker Movement and Appalachia

Laura Michele Diener, Marshall University

Harris Hall 136

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.11 Religion and Activism

Paper

Convener: Meredith Doster, Emory University

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

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

Harris Hall 136

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.11 Religion and Activism

Paper

Convener: Meredith Doster, Emory University

The Appalachian Imagination: Theology and Dissent in an Urban Periphery

Scott C. McDaniel, University of Dayton

Harris Hall 136

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

Paper

Convener: Eryn Roles, Marshall Univeristy

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

Jason E. Combs, University of Dayton

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

Paper

Convener: Eryn Roles, Marshall Univeristy

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

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

Paper

Convener: Eryn Roles, Marshall Univeristy

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

Leah G. Mathews, University of North Carolina at Asheville

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.12 Social Sciences

Paper

Convener: Eryn Roles, Marshall Univeristy

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

Stephanie JH Alexander, Mountwest Community & Technical College

Corbly Hall 464

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Paper

Convener: Kudzayi Maumbe, West Virginia University

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

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

Paper

Convener: Doug Arbogast, West Virginia University

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

Amanda Fickey, University of Kentucky

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Paper

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

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

Paper

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

Timothy Di Leo Browne, Carleton University

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.13 Tourism and Development

Paper

Convener: Daniel Eades, West Virginia Universtiy

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

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

Corbly Hall 117

8:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Session 5.14 Comparative Inquiry

Panel

Convener: Katherine Ledford, Appalachian State University

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

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

Panel

Convener: Joshua Hagen, Marshall University

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

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

Convener: Laura Long, Lynchburg College

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

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

Panel

Convener: Jeffery Mann, Virginia Tech

LGBT in Appalachia: A Queer Quartet

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

Discussion

Convener: Ada Smith, Appalshop, INC

Launching the Supporting Emerging Appalachian Leadership (SEAL) Network

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

Paper

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

Marc Faris, East Carolina University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.01 Music

Paper

Musical Legacies: An Innovative Examination and Case Study

Jane Macmorran

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.01 Music

Paper

The Community Band in Appalachia

Jason Michael Hartz, Siena Heights University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.01 Music

Paper

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

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

Paper

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

Ashley L. Love, University of Georgia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 Ethnicity and Race

Paper

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

Susan M. Taffe Reed, Bowdoin College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 Ethnicity and Race

Paper

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

Forrest G. Yerman, Appalachian State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.02 Literature

Paper

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

Rob Merritt, Bluefield College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Civil War

Paper

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

Steven Nash, East Tennessee State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Ethnicity and Race

Paper

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

Christi M. Smith, Ohio State University - Main Campus

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Ethnicity and Race

Paper

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

Kevin W. Young, University of Georgia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.03 Frontier

Paper

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

Paul L. Robertson, Virginia Commonwealth University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Railroads

Paper

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

Robert S. Huffard Jr, Lees-McRae College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Railroads

Paper

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

Barry T. Whittemore, University of North Georgia

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Railroads

Paper

"Train Time: The Clinchfield Comes to Dickenson County"

Ken Sullivan, West Virginia Humanities Council

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.04 Travel

Paper

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

Kristin M. Kant-Byers, Rochester Institute of Technology

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Appalachian Studies

Paper

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

William Schumann, Appalachian State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Coal

Paper

Appalachia Through the Eyes of Welsh Reconstruction

Thomas L. Browning, University of Pikeville

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Economic Development

Paper

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

Peter H. Hackbert, Berea College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.05 Women and Gender

Paper

An Ethnographic Study of Appalachian Women Working in the New Economy

Lauren Hayes

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.06 Health

Panel

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

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

Panel

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

Roger May
Kate Fowler
Pat Jarrett
Elaine McMillion Sheldon

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.08 Education

Panel

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

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

Panel

Relocating Story

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

Panel

Midwives of the Mountains: A comparative look at fictional portrayals

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

Panel

Don West, Appalachian Identity and the Folklife Center

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

Roundtable

Food Security and Community Development

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

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.13 Arts

Workshop

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

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

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.14 Environment

Roundtable

Geography and Community 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

Workshop

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

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

Workshop

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

Daniel T. Boner, East Tennessee State University

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.17 Music

Panel

Recalling Ralph Blizard, Tennessee Mountain Longbow Fiddler

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

Performance

Christmas in Bethlehem

Dana S. Wildsmith, Lanier Techinical College

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Session 5.18 Literature

Performance

Pauletta Hansel Poetry Reading

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

Performance

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

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