Bart 111 Convener: Ann Pancake, Independent • Ann Pancake, Independent • Elizabeth Hoggard-King, University of Georgia • Walter King, Independent • Doug Van Gundy, West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Gordon Johnston, Mercer University
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
Bartoo Hall
FARR 308 Convener and Presenter: Jennifer Elam, Independent Dr Elam will talk about and demonstrate how we can intervene with grief and trauma using co-creativity. Grief and trauma are rampant everywhere. Dr Elam lives in Ky, attends the Spiritual Seekers program at Berea College and is especially concerned about the trauma being experienced by Appalachians of all ages, races, genders and cultures.
Friday March 21, 2025 8:00am - 9:15am CDT
T.J. Farr Hall11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
HENDERSON HALL 308 Convener: Eric Fields, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth • "EKY Remembrance Project," Darryl "Dee" Parker, EKY Remembrance Project, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, and The Alliance for Appalachia; Emily Hudson, Executive Director of Southeast Kentucky African-American Museum and Cultural Center, EKY Remembrance Project • "Wise County Remembrance Project," Terran Outsey, Wise County Remembrance Project, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards; Josh Outsey, Appalshop, Wise County Remembrance Project; Jared Hamilton, Appalshop, M.A.R.S. Collective, Kudzu Media, EKY Remembrance Project; Tiffany Pyette, The Appalachian Rekindling Project, KFTC, Appalachian Community Fund, EKY Remembrance Project
Friday March 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
Henderson Hall
FARR 308 Convener: Sophia Enriquez, Duke University
Sophia Enriquez, Duke University
Roderico Yool Diaz, Iximche Media
Emily Gibson Rhyne, Iximche Media
Zachary Green, Lincoln Memorial University, The Mountain Fiesta
The Mountain Fiesta is a vibrant festival that celebrates Latino-Appalachian culture each fall in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. Over the years, the festival has cultivated a community of students, artists, and community members dedicated to building relationships across different cultural backgrounds, languages, legal statuses, and beliefs through music and art. This session features a streaming of a documentary film that captures the Mountain Fiesta.
Friday March 21, 2025 9:30am - 10:45am CDT
T.J. Farr Hall11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
HEND 304B Convener: Ann Andaloro, Morehead State University • "Howdy Ya'll: A Video Documentary about Dialect and Language in Appalachia," Ann Andaloro, Morehead State University; Zander Mack, Morehead State University; Heather Parks, Morehead State University
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
Farr 203 Convener: Karen McElmurray, Spalding University Low Residency MFA • "Leaving," Karen McElmurray, Spalding University Low Residency MFA • "The Confluence of People and Place," Cat Pleska, Marshall University • "Fire's the Color of Georgia Dirt," Sara Henning, Marshall University
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
T.J. Farr Hall11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
Farr 205 Convener: Kari Gunter-Seymour, Women of Appalachia Project • Christina Fisanick, Pennsylvania Western University • Danita Dodson • E.J. Wade, Independent • Jessica Cory, Appalachian Journal • Karen Salyer McElmurray, Spalding University • Kristi Stephen Walker • Elaine Palencia • Lacy Snapp, East Tennessee State University • Linda Parson, Madville Publishing • Megan Krupa • Odana Chaney • Sara Henning, Marshall University • Anna Kline • Roberta Schultz
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
T.J. Farr Hall11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
FARR 106 Convener: Annie Woodford, Wilkes Community College • Cathryn Hankla, Professor emerita, Hollins University • April J Asbury, Radford University and the Highland Summer Conference • Mike Good, Independent • Natasha Oladokun, University of Wisconsin-Madison • Julia Johnson, University of Kentucky
Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
T.J. Farr Hall11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
