CFP: Appalachian Studies (11/1/06; PCA/ACA, 4/4/07-4/7/07)
Appalachia was, and remains, one place where Americans' thoughts go when the=
y have to re-think what it means to be American. Whether it is understood as=
the First Frontier, the original Old West, or an Eden infested with the sna=
kes of race, class, and violence, Appalachia offers exceedingly fertile grou=
nd for popular and scholarly investigation.
Presentations covering a broad range of Appalachian culture
are welcome, as are thematic panels composed of three to
four presentations. Topics may include:
--Appalachian music
--Appalachian writers
--Appalachia in film
--Appalachia in television
--Gender in Appalachia
--"Fighting Back" in Appalachia
--Affrilachia
--Melungeons
--The changing landscape of Appalachia
--Modernity and postmodernity in Appalachia
--Appalachian religions
--Defining "Appalachia" from inside and out
--The cultural identity of problematic Appalachia
(e.g., textile mill villages and the Piedmont)
--Creative submissions
These are just suggestions, of course; Appalachia is too diverse a region to=
be shoehorned into the few categories listed above. Presentations should la=
st from fifteen to twenty minutes.
The Popular Culture Association will provide DVD players
and televisions; you should arrange to provide other audio-visual equipment.=
Proposals of around 250 words should be emailed to jdsmith_at_unionky.edu. Inc=
lude the proposal, along with greetings, questions, personal information, et=
c. in the body of the email.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 1, 2006
Prof. Jimmy Dean Smith
jdsmith_at_unionky.edu
English
Union College
Barbourville, KY 40906
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