Appalachian Center Events

VIRTUAL SWAP- Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress

Join us for a VIRTUAL SWAP (Sharing Work on Appalachia in Progress) presentation Tuesday, November 17, 2020 12-1:30PM via Zoom. This year SWAPs will showcase the research conducted by recipents of the 2020 James S. Brown Graduate Student Award for Research on Appalachia and the UK Appalachian Center Eller & Billings Student Research Award. 

 

Rebecca Tucker will present Berea College's Commitment to Appalachia Kentucky and Annie Koempel will present Embodied Insecurities: Socio-Economic Status, Eating Patterns, and Metabolic Health (PRESENTATION SUMMARY). This event is open to all UK students, faculty, staff, and community members. We hope to see you virtually!

 

Hi there, 

 
Kathryn Engle is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 
 
Topic: Virtual SWAP w/Rebecca Tucker & Annie Koempel 
Time: Nov 17, 2020 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
 
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Coming Out in Appalachia: LGBTQ* Documentary Film Screening & Discussion

National Coming Out Day is an annual LGBTQ* commemoration celebrated on October 11th to mark the anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Coming out, an event and ongoing process of living LGBTQ* identities, involves openly embracing who we are and supporting each other in a climate of homophobia and other forms of gender and sexual-based discrimination and oppression. Appalachians face a pervasive narrative that rural spaces like the mountains, farms, and small towns of our homes are not affirming or welcoming and that queer flight is the best option. We also face significant erasure, as though we do not inhabit our home places or are an exception. Contrary to these narratives, Appalachia has a rich LGBTQ* history and queerness proudly mineralizes our bones, homes, and landscapes and is foundational to who we are as a region. Please join us on  for a virtual documentary film screening of three short films directed by young people from Appalachia through the Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) followed by an open discussion. These films by directors Oakley Fugate, Joey Salyer, Robbie Thacker, Destiny Caldwell, and Savannah Swiney present a variety of experiences and open space for recognition, discussion, healing, and pride. Join us in coming out and standing proudly with our Appalachian community as members and allies of the region's diverse LGBTQ* community. 
 
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The Corbin Expulsion of 1919 Virtual Film Screening & Discussion

The Sunup Initiative presents a free virtual film screening & discussion on Friday, October 30th, featuring Black in Appalachia’s The Corbin Expulsion of 1919 short film. 
 
William Isom, director of Black in Appalachia, and Matt O’Neal, a PhD candidate at the University of Georgia, will introduce the film and share their research. A panel discussion will follow.
 
 

For more information and for educational materials relating to the 1919 race riot see the Sunup Initiative website at https://sunupcorbin.com/. 

Also please visit our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/2452790421690556/ and check out the event page on the Sunup website: https://sunupcorbin.com/events/blackinappalachiascreening

 

 

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GARC Meeting

Join us for our first virtual GARC meeting of the year!

 

Time: Sep 18, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

 

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Appalachian Student Welcome (Virtual)

Students from the Appalachian region/students who identify as Appalachian, or are interested in learning more about the Appalachian Center and Appalachian Studies Program are invited to this virtual welcome!

 
Zoom info: 
 
 
Topic: Appalachian Student Welcome (Virtual)
Time: Aug 15, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
 
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Virtual Fall Coffee Hour

The Appalachian Center will host VIRTUAL Coffee Hours every other Thursday from 10-11 AM during the fall semester. The Center invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to join us via Zoom. Bring your favorite beverage and snacks and visit with others interested in the region and learn more about the work of the Appalachian Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Coffee Hour is a space to exchange ideas for programs, initiatives, and events, discuss regional issues, and share research in a casual, collegial atmosphere. Please see the Zoom info below.
 
Hi there, 
 
Kathryn Engle is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. 
 
Topic: Virtual Fall Coffee Hour
Time: Sep 3, 2020 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 
    Every 2 weeks on Thu, until Nov 12, 2020, 6 occurrence(s) 
    Sep 3, 2020 10:00 AM 
    Sep 17, 2020 10:00 AM 
    Oct 1, 2020 10:00 AM 
    Oct 15, 2020 10:00 AM 
    Oct 29, 2020 10:00 AM 
    Nov 12, 2020 10:00 AM 
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The Pandemic and the Professor: COVID-19’s Challenges for Teaching and Learning, and the Lasting Implications for Higher Education

As a prelude to the Fall Semester, Associate Provost Kathi Kern and Dean Mark Kornbluh will discuss the challenges posed by teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Faculty and students alike worry about the logistics. How will we maintain a safe and healthy learning environment? How much of instruction will need to be moved online or “flipped”? How does technology enable or restrict us? How do we continue to foster strong student-teacher bonds at a distance? How do we build community in our current environment?

And while these questions are urgent for the particular moment, they also point to a lasting shift in how we go about our work as educators. Even after the pandemic subsides, we will likely find ourselves reflecting on the unexamined, yet sacred elements of what makes a college education. As disruptive as the pandemic has been, it has also ignited a climate of innovation. We are led to think anew about the journeys that our students take, how our research and disciplines best serve a diverse community of learners, how the wicked problems of the world defy institutional silos, and how we can best support individuals while also strengthening communities. Our lessons learned and enduring challenges from the past few months afford us a unique opportunity to anticipate these emergent paradigms for teaching and learning.

Pandemic and the Professor from UK College of Arts & Sciences on Vimeo.

 

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Appalachian Land Study Peer Exchange

Members of the Appalachian Land Study collective met at Benham Schoolhouse Inn in Harlan County, KY the weekend of October 25th-27th. The Appalachian Land Study is a community-scholarly collaboration in Central Appalachia with the mission of providing accurate data about land and mineral ownership and public revenues to communities, scholars, local governments, and other stakeholders. The study follows up on a groundbreaking participatory action research study, Who Owns Appalachia?, that was completed in 1979. The earlier study found that throughout much of the region, land and minerals are predominantly owned by absentee corporations who contribute only a small percentage of total property taxes. The current study emerged out of a desire to revisit land ownership as Appalachia’s economy changes in the context of global economic and energy shifts.
 
The “peer exchange” meeting consisted of community members from eastern Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee who are all working locally to research public records, map land ownership, and connect with local people about their stories and connections to the land. Several members of the University of Kentucky community are involved in the wider regional effort, and Lindsay Shade (Dept of Community & Leadership Development) convened the October meeting. The event was co-sponsored by the Appalachian Center, Department of Community and Leadership Development, Alliance for Appalachia, Highlander Research and Education Center, and Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network.  
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