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48th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference | Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee | March 20 - 22, 2025.
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Friday, March 21
 

1:30pm CDT

A Classroom for the Community: The UT Appalachian Justice Research Lab
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 307A
Conveners and Presenters: Michelle Brown, University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center and Wendy Bach, University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center.
Michelle Brown and Wendy Bach, University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
  Roundtable

1:30pm CDT

Environmental Injustices and Community Resilience in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
T.J. Farr Hall
Farr 205
Convener: Caleb Brown, Appalachian State University
• Caleb Brown, Appalachian State University
• Katie Rodriguez, Appalachian State University
• Nina Nicholson, Appalachian State University
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
T.J. Farr Hall 11 William L Jones Dr, Cookeville, Tennessee, United States
  Roundtable

1:30pm CDT

Sacred Places and Historical Preservation: The Central Appalachia Churches Project
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
H 114
​Convener: Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University
  • "Directing the Central Appalachia Churches Project," Emily Sajdak, Partners for Sacred Places
  • "Assessing the Central Appalachian Churches Project," Carroll Van West, Middle Tennessee State University
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Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
  Roundtable

1:30pm CDT

Who Owns the Land? Addressing Heirs’ Property in Rural Tennessee and Beyond
Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HENDERSON HALL 106B
Convener: Wendy A. Bach, University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center
  • Scottie McDaniel, University of Tennessee School of Landscape Architecture
  • Lindsay Shade, University of Tennessee Department of Sociology
  • Gabe Schwartzman, University of Tennessee Department of Geography and Sustainability
  • Eric Amarante, University of Tennessee College of Law

Friday March 21, 2025 1:30pm - 2:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
  Roundtable

3:00pm CDT

AppalAsian Musicians Gathering
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HENDERSON HALL 205
Convener: Maako Shiratori, Duke University
• Maako Shiratori, Duke University
• Chao Tian, Boston University
• Yoko Nogami, Independent
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
  Roundtable

3:00pm CDT

Building a Community Safety Toolkit for Family and Domestic Violence with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Appalachian Justice Research Center
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HEND 307A
Convener: Michelle Brown, Co-director, University of Tennessee Appalachian Justice Research Center
· Sunshine Parker, Associate Judge of the Cherokee Court, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
· Freida Saylor, Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Services, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority
· Maggie Jackson, Senior Executive Assistant, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority||We Are Resilient podcast host
Friday March 21, 2025 3:00pm - 4:15pm CDT
Henderson Hall
  Roundtable

4:30pm CDT

Networking Technological Gaps in Academic and Activist Endeavors
Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
HENDERSON HALL 216
​​​​Convener and Presenter: J. M. L. Whittington, University of Central Florida
Friday March 21, 2025 4:30pm - 5:45pm CDT
Henderson Hall
  Roundtable
 
Saturday, March 22
 

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
 
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