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A Look Inside Gender, Film, and Appalachia
Carol Mason's class examines the range of representation in images of Appalachia and Appalachians in popular media.
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Lectures Focus on How Appalachia Is Portrayed in Film
A series of lectures about Appalachians on film, begins January 27, with “Genre and Jessica Lynch” at 2 p.m. in William T. Young Library Auditorium.
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Stacy Takacs: "Genre and Jessica Lynch" mdelt0

Lecture by Stacy Takacs, author of "Terrorism TV." Was West Virginia soldier Jessica Lynch really a female Rambo, and did the military make her a damsel in distress to be saved from Iraqis?: Explore how to spin a war.

The events are sponsored by American Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, Appalachian Center, the English Department, and the Environmental Sustainability Program. All events are free and open to the public.

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'Reel to Real' to Take Historic Look at Film With Kentucky, Oscar Connections
The UK Special Collections Library's "Reel to Real" series continues tonight with "Coal Miner's Daughter," at 7 p.m. in Worsham Theater.
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Frank X Walker: Writer, Teacher, Award Winner
Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker brought home the gold this past weekend, winning the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry.
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'Standing Up for the Mountains' Book Talk at UK
Three University of Kentucky authors will present recent books about mountaintop removal mining, and the treasured landscapes and Appalachian communities that lie in its midst, at a book talk and signing Thursday, Feb. 27.
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Frank X Walker Nominated for NAACP Image Award
Kentucky Poet Laureate Frank X Walker, a faculty member in the Department of English, has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award.
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Ready To Represent: UK will be in full force at the 37th Annual National Women's Studies Association Conference
90 miles to the north of Lexington on the banks of the Ohio River is the “The Queen City.” The nickname itself could probably be the topic of a panel discussion when the 37th annual meeting of the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) rolls into town in early November.
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