Appalachian Studies Association Conference 2025

Appalachian Studies Association Conference 2025

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

1:30pm CDT

A Classroom for the Community: The UT Appalachian Justice Research Lab Henderson Hall Environmental Injustices and Community Resilience in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene T.J. Farr Hall Sacred Places and Historical Preservation: The Central Appalachia Churches Project Henderson Hall Who Owns the Land? Addressing Heirs’ Property in Rural Tennessee and Beyond Henderson Hall

3:00pm CDT

AppalAsian Musicians Gathering Henderson Hall Building a Community Safety Toolkit for Family and Domestic Violence with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Appalachian Justice Research Center Henderson Hall

4:30pm CDT

Networking Technological Gaps in Academic and Activist Endeavors Henderson Hall

8:00am CDT

Coalition Building through the Arts in Rural Appalachian Communities Henderson Hall

9:30am CDT

Abolition Now: A Digital Participatory Project for Images of Study and Struggle T.J. Farr Hall African American History and Culture in the Upper Cumberland Henderson Hall Community-Based Participatory Archiving with Historic Brownsville Descendants Henderson Hall Embracing and Celebrating Appalachian Heritage through Storytelling, Art, & Place-Based Reflection Henderson Hall Publishing in Appalachian Studies Henderson Hall Rebellious Educators: P-12 Educators Sharing Stories of Joy as Resistance in the American South and Appalachia Henderson Hall Reimagining the Small Press in Appalachia: The Red Branch Review Henderson Hall The Online Encyclopedia of Appalachia Project Henderson Hall Wielding and Disrupting Power: The Emotional Labor of Collaborative, Restorative Relationships with Dispossessed Community Partners for #MoreMountainStories T.J. Farr Hall

11:00am CDT

Higher Education in an Appalachian Context Henderson Hall Investigating Retail Theft in Sullivan County Tennessee - A Project of the Appalachian Justice Research Lab Henderson Hall

2:30pm CDT

Roundtable on Disability in Appalachia Henderson Hall