How Appalachia Haunts the South
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
30-9-2022 10:00 AM
Description
Since the 18th century the American South the Appalachian highlands have each played distinct cultural and political roles on the American imagination. Both are thought of as American Others, strange to the nation while simultaneously being familiar. So how strange or familiar are the South and Appalachia to each other? Ultimately, the crucibles of race and class have determined how the two overlapping regions have shared kinship or discovered differentness, often at the same time.
Recommended Citation
Hutton, Bob, "How Appalachia Haunts the South" (2022). Humanities Symposium. 19.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2022/2022/19
How Appalachia Haunts the South
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Since the 18th century the American South the Appalachian highlands have each played distinct cultural and political roles on the American imagination. Both are thought of as American Others, strange to the nation while simultaneously being familiar. So how strange or familiar are the South and Appalachia to each other? Ultimately, the crucibles of race and class have determined how the two overlapping regions have shared kinship or discovered differentness, often at the same time.
Comments
The Theme of September 30 is "Storytelling that Inspires"
Convocation Credit: Cultural Well-Being