Appalachian Studies Association Conference 2025: Full Schedule

48th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference | Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee | March 20 - 22, 2025.

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8:00am CDT

Coalition Building through the Arts in Rural Appalachian Communities

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 108
Convener: Krystal Brooke Carter, Independent Scholar

Krystal Brooke Carter, Independent Scholar
Lacy Snapp, East Tennessee State University
Becks Lipshultz, Appalachian State University
LB Prevette, Independent

Saturday March 22, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Abolition Now: A Digital Participatory Project for Images of Study and Struggle

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

T.J. Farr Hall

FARR 201A
Convener and Presenter: Vivian Swayne, University of Tennessee Department of Sociology

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
T.J. Farr Hall 11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

African American History and Culture in the Upper Cumberland

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 316
Convener: Megan Atkinson, Tennessee Tech University

"Black Union Soldiers of the Upper Cumberland," Troy D. Smith, Tennessee Tech University
"Cookeville's Historic West End," Linda Irby, Northeast School Retired Teachers and Putnam County NAACP
"West End Oral History Project," Krystal Akehinmi and Megan Atkinson, Tennessee Tech University
"Race Relations in Cookeville," Carl Owens, Tennessee Tech University

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Community-Based Participatory Archiving with Historic Brownsville Descendants

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 205
Convener: K. Melchor Hall, SAEDi Collective

K. Melchor Hall, SAEDi Collective
Clory Jackson, The Brownsville Project
Cheryl Jefferson Page, SAEDi Collective
Teniqua Pope, SAEDi Collective

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Embracing and Celebrating Appalachian Heritage through Storytelling, Art, & Place-Based Reflection

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 106B
Convener: Emily Colleen Cobb, Clemson University

Brittany Beeker, Clemson University
Emily Colleen Cobb, Clemson University

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Publishing in Appalachian Studies

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 308
Convener: Meredith McCarroll, Journal of Appalachian Studies

"Publishing in Journal of Appalachian Studies," Meredith McCarroll, Journal of Appalachian Studies
"Getting Published in Appalachian Journal," Jessica Cory, Appalachian Journal
"Publishing with West Virginia University Press," Marguerite Avery, West Virginia University Press
"Publishing with University Press of Kentucky," Abby Freeland, University Press of Kentucky
"Publishing with University Press of Kentucky," Margaret Kelly, University Press of Kentucky
"Publishing in Literary Journals," Marianne Worthington, Still: The Journal

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Rebellious Educators: P-12 Educators Sharing Stories of Joy as Resistance in the American South and Appalachia

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 307A
Convener: Adam Jordan, College of Charleston

"Making the Road: Clarifying ‘Rebellious Education,’" Adam Jordan, College of Charleston
"Authenticity as Resistance: The Case of Two Teachers from Southern Appalachia," Carrie Rogers, Western Carolina University
"To Dare Mighty Things: A Pedagogical Reflection on How Student-Driven Affirmative Communities Led to Joyful Learning and Amplifying Identities," Pete Locher, American University
"Loving Coalitions: Teaching and Forming Intergenerational LGBTQ+ Community in the Classroom," Carrie Hart, University of North Carolina School of the Arts
"Outcries of the Silent Voices: A Resistance against ‘Bless Your Heart’," Allison Jones, Forsyth County Schools, Georgia

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Reimagining the Small Press in Appalachia: The Red Branch Review

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 108
Convener: Nicole Drewitz-Crockett, Carson-Newman University

"Red Branch Review: Background & Goals," Noah Soltau, Carson-Newman University
"The Red Branch Review: Literary Arts," Wesley Scott McMasters, Carson-Newman University
"The Red Branch Review: Visual Arts," Heather Hartman Folks, Carson-Newman University

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

The Online Encyclopedia of Appalachia Project

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 305
Convener: Ron Roach, East Tennessee State University

"Overview and Update on the Online Encyclopedia of Appalachia Project," Ron Roach, East Tennessee State University
"Update to the Online, Open-Access Encyclopedia of Appalachia, Part 2," Jeremy Smith, East Tennessee State University

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

9:30am CDT

Wielding and Disrupting Power: The Emotional Labor of Collaborative, Restorative Relationships with Dispossessed Community Partners for #MoreMountainStories

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT

T.J. Farr Hall

FARR 205
Convener: Emily Satterwhite, Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, Virginia Tech

Sarah Plummer, Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, Virginia Tech
Emily Satterwhite, Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, Virginia Tech
Marti Wagnon, Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, Virginia Tech
Jacob Robinson, Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia, Virginia Tech

Saturday March 22, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
T.J. Farr Hall 11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States

Roundtable

11:00am CDT

Higher Education in an Appalachian Context

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 305
Convener: Michelle Boettcher, Clemson University

"The Rural Educators Academy: A Community Colleges of Appalachia Initiative," Michelle Boettcher, Clemson University

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

11:00am CDT

Investigating Retail Theft in Sullivan County Tennessee - A Project of the Appalachian Justice Research Lab

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 108
Convener: Wendy A. Bach, University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center

Imani Mfalme-Shu’la, Community Defense of East Tennessee
Kyra Martinez, Lecturer, University of Tennessee Department of Sociology

Saturday March 22, 2025 11:00am - 12:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable

2:30pm CDT

Roundtable on Disability in Appalachia

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT

Henderson Hall

HEND 307A
Convener: Mack Thompson, University of Kentucky Department of Anthropology

Mack Thompson, University of Kentucky Department of Anthropology
Justin-Ray Dutton, Wake Forest University
Courtney Johnson, Just Keep Stimming, Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Alexandria Knipp, Mountain Association
Michelle Roberts, University of Kentucky Department of Anthropology
Rachel Stallard, Care Collective of Southwest Virginia, Cumberland Mountain Mutual Aid, Patchwork Kinfolx

Saturday March 22, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall

Roundtable