UACC Book Discussion

UACC Book Discussion
What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia
by Elizabeth Catte

10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Santa Maria Community Service
2312 Glenway Ave
Cincinnati 45204

The UACC book discussion group will meet 10:00 am at Santa Maria on Saturday, October 13th, to discuss Elizabeth Catte’s insightful book, “What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia.”

Please join us!

Here is the Goodreads blurb for this book: “In 2016, headlines declared Appalachia ground zero for America’s “forgotten tribe” of white working class voters. Journalists flocked to the region to extract sympathetic profiles of families devastated by poverty, abandoned by establishment politics, and eager to consume cheap campaign promises. What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia is a frank assessment of America’s recent fascination with the people and problems of the region. The book analyzes trends in contemporary writing on Appalachia, presents a brief history of Appalachia with an eye toward unpacking Appalachian stereotypes, and provides examples of writing, art, and policy created by Appalachians as opposed to for Appalachians. The book offers a must-needed insider’s perspective on the region.”