Friday 2:30 PM – 3:45 PM Concurrent Sessions 4
4.1 - Panel (Pavilion A)
Folk Art, Politics, and the People: Mountain Perspectives
Convener: Tonja Matney Reynolds
“The Personality and Politics of Artist Fred Carter,” Sharon Hatfield (Independent Writer)
“In the Gallery at Last: Fred Carter’s Artistic Journey,” Jack Wright (Ohio University School of Film, Retired)
“Mommy, Mamaw, and Them,” Bonita Skaggs-Parsons (Independent Outsider Artist)
“Mommy, Mamaw, and Them,” Misty Skaggs (Independent Writer)
4.2 - Performance (Grand B)
A Reading from Pine Mountain Sand and Gravel, Volume 20, Appalachia: Stay or Go
Convener: Pauletta Hansel
Pauletta Hansel (Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative), Randi Ward (Independent Writer), Thomas Alan Holmes (East Tennessee State University), Pamela Hirschler (Independent Writer), Ali Hintz (University of Georgia), William S. Hanna (West Liberty University)
4.3 - Panel (Council)
Storytelling in the Mountains: Community and Activism
Convener: Megan Adams
“‘That’s Just What All This Made Me Think About’: Towards Addressing the Storyteller Trope in Central Appalachia,” Brandon Jent (University of Kentucky)
“Media in the Mountains: How Digital Storytelling Captures Lives and Creates Community in Appalachia,” Megan Adams (University of Findlay)
“Creating Community Space for Modern Appalachian Storytelling,” Chaya Holch (Princeton University) and Sky Marietta (University of Kentucky)
4.4 - Panel (Colonnade A)
Cultural Sustainability: Black Fiddle Roots, Ballad Roots, White Fiddle & Seed Mentors & Trampoline Experimentation with Dawn, Illustrations and Community Sustainability Theater
Convener: Cece Conway
“African Roots of the Fiddle and Cultural Exchange in Our Southern Mountains,” Cece Conway (Appalachian State University)
“Echoes of Nancy Ponder Cody (1859-1940),” Susan Pepper (Independent Singer/Songwriter)
“‘Where I Used to Hear Them Shout and Sing’: Mitchell County’s Music Traditions,” William Ritter (North Carolina Arts Council)
“Trampoline Experimentation with Dawn, Illustrations, and Sustainable Community Theatre,” Julia Lindsay (Appalachian State University)
4.5 - Panel (Taft)
The Impact of Religion in Appalachia: Activism, Labor, and Literature
Convener: Michael C. Melton
“‘That There is My Church’: Liberation Theology in Denise Giardina’s Storming Heaven,” Bill Jolliff (George Fox University)
“Evangelical Rhetoric and the Discursive Practices that Students Bring to College Writing,” Bethany Mannon (Old Dominion University)
“Christianity and Appalachian Labor Movements,” Anna Lackey (Furman University)
“Test of Faith,” Lauren Pond (The Ohio State University)
4.6 - Panel (Statesman)
We Are ... Working to Make a Difference: Crafting Community-University Collaborations to Address Significant Problems
Convener: Elizabeth Campbell
"We Are ... Working to Make a Difference: Crafting Community-University Collaborations to Address Significant Problems,” Elizabeth Campbell (Marshall University)
“Pragmatic Ways of Being: Social Work Pedagogy and Community Built Solutions,” Kim White (Marshall University)
“Collaborating Across Disciplines: Campus-Community Coalitions for Prevention and Public Health,” Amy Saunders (Marshall University)
“Downtown Meets Dietetics: Integrating the Department into the Community,” Amy Gannon and Mallory Mount (Marshall University)
4.7 - Panel (Colonnade B)
Reassessing James Still: Stories from the Appalachian Past for the Appalachian Future
Convener: Ted Olson
“Reassessing James Still’s Life,” Carol Boggess (Mars Hill University)
“Reassessing James Still’s Work,” Ted Olson (East Tennessee State University)
“Reassessing James Still’s Influence,” Silas House (Berea College)
Respondent: Gurney Norman
4.8 - Workshop (Cabana A)
The Surface Mining Regulation Overview
Convener: Willie Dodson
“Surface Mining Regulation Overview,” Willie Dodson (Appalachian Voices)
“The Nuts and Bolts of Water Monitoring,” D.J. Coker (Clearfork Community Institute Citizens Water Project)
“Community Organizing for Water Monitoring,” April Jarocki (Clearfork Community Institute Citizens Water Project)
4.9 - Roundtable (Portico)
Engaging the Next Generation with Appalachian Studies: Building Community and Expanding Outreach Through Technology and Diversity of Programming
Convener: Lucy Steele
Lucy Steele, Savannah Muse, Emily Johnson, and Maggie Flanagan (Morehead State University); Ashton Dill and Corrina Hunter (Spring Mills High School)
Respondent: Kim Reigle
4.10 - Panel (Pavilion B)
Politics, Activism, and Community Engagement
Convener: Sean Dunne
“Academic Activism in Portsmouth, Ohio: The Importance of Community Engagement in Appalachia,” Sean Dunne (Shawnee State University)
“Developing Action Competence for Sustainability in Central Appalachia,” Colleen Unroe (The Pennsylvania State University)
“We Care - Health Care Policy, Education and Advocacy,” Mary Beth Bingman (Independent Activist Scholar)
4.11 - Panel(Cardinal)
Perspectives on 20th Century History
Convener: Richard P. Mulcahy
“The Presidential Campaigns of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the Appalachian Counties of Ohio,” Philip A. Grant (Pace University)
“Three Suggestions for the Future of Recent Appalachian History,” Lou Martin (Chatham University)
4.12 - Workshop (Grand A)
Are You Ready to Talk to a Publisher? Ten Things you Should Know Before You Sign that Contract
Young Appalachian Leaders and Learners—Sponsored Session
Convener: Elizabeth Scarpelli
Elizabeth Scarpelli, Mark Konecny, Michael Duckworth (The University of Cincinnati Press)
4.13 - Performance (Cabana B)
Appalachian Horizons: A Literary Reading of New Work
Convener: Lynnell Edwards
Lynnell Edwards, (Spalding University), Jason Howard and Crystal Wilkinson (Berea College)
