GARC (Graduate Appalachian Research Community) will be at the Student Involvement Fair in the Student Center Ballroom from 2pm to 5pm on February 6, 2020. Drop by to learn how you can get more involved with GARC!
As part of the "Appalachian Forum" series, the UK Appalachian Center will host a talk by Karida Brown, author of "Gone Home: Race and Roots through Appalachia." Her talk, titled "The Surprise of Appalachia," will take place on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 11:00am in Worsham Cinema. This event is supported by the Inclusive Excellence Student Program Grant through the Office for Institutional Diversity. This event is co-sponsored by the Graduate Appalachian Research Community (GARC) and the Department of Sociology.
In celebration of Black History Month, the Appalachian Center will be screening two films by the Whitesburg Ky Media Arts Institute, Appalshop. Join us at the Appalachian Center at 624 Maxwelton Court for Evelyn Williams and Ann Braden: Southern Patriot at 5:00 pm.
The Appalachian Center will host VIRTUAL Coffee Hours every other Thursday from 10-11 AM for the remainder of the Spring! 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.
April 30- Special Recognition of Graduating Seniors and Accomplishments- Zoom Info: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, or mobile device: https://uky.zoom.us/j/360003878
Join us for a Conversations with Gurney featuring Jack Wright and Sharon Hatfield on April 13, 2020. The topic of conversation will be a celebration of Powell Valley, Virginia, and will take place in the John Jacob Niles Gallery beginning at 5 pm.
Join us for a Graduate Appalachian Research Community (GARC) meeting at the Appalachian Center Annex (right next door to App Center)! All students, faculty, and staff interested in learning more about GARC and GARC's activities are welcome to attend.
Appalachian Studies Association Conference Plenary II, Black Appalachian Women: Testimonies, Environmental Justice, and Historical Reparations
Friday, March 13, 2020, 5:00pm-6:15pm in the Gatton Student Center Worsham Cinema. A panel of Black Appalachian women discuss their work in the academy, film, social justice organizations, literature, and museums.
Panelists include: Karida Brown, UCLA Associate Professor of Sociology; Kelly Navies, Museum Specialist Oral Historian at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Ash-Lee Woodard Henderson, Co-Executive Director, Highlander Research & Education Center; and Crystal Wilkinson, UK Associate Professor of English; moderated by Jillean McCommons, UK Department of History PhD Candidate
This event is a part of the Appalachian Studies Association Conference and is a sponsored by the Year of Equity
Appalachian Studies Association Conference Plenary 1, Mixed Mesophytic Nation: Pathways to Citizenship
Friday, March 13, 2020, 11:30am-12:45pm in the Gatton Student Center Worsham Cinema. The session focuses on forest commoning in four historically and politically distinct situations: Appalachian settler commoning in relation to public lands, Appalachian settler commoning in the coalfields, Afrolachian commoning in the coalfields, and Cherokee participation in management of public forests. The panel makes connections between associated spiritual and cultural values and political implications for stewarding the Mother Forest.
Panelists include: Ruby Daniels, Incubator Farmer, Sprouting Farms; Tommy Cabe, Forest Resource Specialist, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; & Mary Hufford, Associate Director, Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network, moderated by Kathryn Newfont, UK Associate Professor of History
This event is a part of the Appalachian Studies Association Conference and is a sponsored by the Year of Equity
