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Zada Komara
Lecturer, Affiliate faculty member in Anthropology and Appalachian Studies, UK Lewis Honors College
Administrator, Coal Camp Documentary Project

About me:

My focus is Central and Southern Appalachian historical archaeology.  My work explores early 20th-century company coal towns, and explores the entanglement of material culture (the everyday goods that populate our lives) with persistent stereotypes and narratives about the Appalachian region. 

I am a full-time Lecturer in UK's Lewis Honors College, where I'm currently teaching HON 101: The Individual and Society and HON 251: Material Culture & Appalachia. I'm also an affiliated faculty member with the UK Appalachian Center.

I administer the UK Appalachian Center's Coal Camp Documentary Project, a collaborative documentation effort focusing on company coal towns in Kentucky's 54 Appalachian counties.  https://appalachianprojects.as.uky.edu/coal-camps

I own three original series Star Trek uniforms and wear them regularly, and enjoy developing cheesecake recipes.



Baby doll face, Jenkins Shop Hollow Dump Site, Letcher County, Kentucky

Contact Information
zadakomara@uky.edu
Lewis Hall 126B
859-323-8259
Education
B.A. Anthropology, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania; MA in Anthropology, University of Kentucky; Ph.D. Candidate, University of Kentucky
Affiliations
  • Anthropology
  • Appalachian Center
  • University of Kentucky Appalachian Center
  • Lewis Honors College
  • Appalachian Studies Association