Appalachia Revisited: New Perspectives on Place, Tradition, and Progress (Place Matters New Direction Appal Stds)

Known For Its Dramatic Beauty And Valuable Natural Resources, Appalachia Has Undergone Significant Technological, Economic, Political, And Environmental Changes In Recent Decades. Home To Distinctive Traditions And A Rich Cultural Heritage, The Area Is Also Plagued By Poverty, Insufficient Healthcare And Education, Drug Addiction, And Ecological Devastation. This Complex And Controversial Region Has Been Examined By Generations Of Scholars, Activists, And Civil Servants--all Offering An Array Of Perspectives On Appalachia And Its People. In This Innovative Volume, Editors William Schumann And Rebecca Adkins Fletcher Assemble Both Scholars And Nonprofit Practitioners To Examine How Appalachia Is Perceived Both Within And Beyond Its Borders. Together, They Investigate The Region's Transformation And Analyze How It Is Currently Approached As A Topic Of Academic Inquiry. Arguing That Interdisciplinary And Comparative Place-based Studies Increasingly Matter, The Contributors Investigate Numerous Topics, Including Race And Gender, Environmental Transformation, University-community Collaborations, Cyber Identities, Fracking, Contemporary Activist Strategies, And Analyze Appalachia In The Context Of Local-to-global Change. A Pathbreaking Study Analyzing Continuity And Change In The Region Through A Global Framework, Appalachia Revisited Is Essential Reading For Scholars And Students As Well As For Policymakers, Community And Charitable Organizers, And Those Involved In Community Development. Introduction : Place And Place-making In Appalachia / William Schumann -- Part 1. Race, Ethnicity, And Gender -- 1. Revisiting Appalachia, Revisiting Self / Kathryn L. Duvall, Kelly A. Dorgan, And Sadie P. Hutson -- 2. Carolina Chocolate Drops : Performative Expressions And Reception Of Affrilachian Identity / Yunina Barbour-payne -- 3. Beyond A Wife's Perspective On Politics : One Woman's Expression Of Identity In Western North Carolina In The Postwar Period / Amanda Zeddy -- 4. Intersections Of Appalachian Identity / Anna Rachel Terman -- Part 2. Language, Rhetoric, And Literacy -- 5. Appalachia Beyond The Mountains : Ethical, Community-based Research In Urban Appalachian Neighborhoods / Kathryn Trauth Taylor -- 6. Digital Rhetorics Of Appalachia And The Cultural Studies Classroom / Jessica Blackburn -- 7. Continuity And Change Of English Consonants In Appalachia / Kirk Hazen, Jordan Lovejoy, Jaclyn Daugherty, And Madeline Vandevender -- Part 3. Economy And Environment --^ 8. Frackonomics / Jacqueline Yahn -- 9. Revisiting Appalachian Icons In The Production And Consumption Of Tourist Art / Kristin Kant-byers -- 10. From The Coal Mine To The Prison Yard : The Human Cost Of Appalachia's New Economy / Melissa Ooten And Jason Sawyer -- 11. Walking The Fence Line Of The Crooked Road : Engaging In The Marketplace Of Tourism While Empowering A Place-based Civic Commons / Anita Puckett -- Part 4. Engagement -- 12. No One's Ever Talked To Us Before : Participatory Approaches And Economic Development In Rural Appalachian Communities / Tim Ezzell -- 13. Strength In Numbers : The Federation Of Appalachian Housing Enterprises / Diane N. Loeffler And Jim King -- 14. When Collaboration Leads To Action : Collecting And Making History In A Deep South State / Mark Wilson -- 15. Participation And Transformation In Twenty-first-century Appalachian Scholarship / Gabriel A. Piser --^ (re)introduction : The Global Neighborhoods Of Appalachian Studies / Rebecca Adkins Fletcher -- Appendix : Teaching Exercises. Edited By William Schumann And Rebecca Adkins Fletcher. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Known for its dramatic beauty and valuable natural resources, Appalachia has undergone significant technological, economic, political, and environmental changes in recent decades. Home to distinctive traditions and a rich cultural heritage, the area is also plagued by poverty, insufficient healthcare and education, drug addiction, and ecological devastation. This complex and controversial region has been examined by generations of scholars, activists, and civil servants—all offering an array of perspectives on Appalachia and its people.

In this innovative volume, editors William Schumann and Rebecca Adkins Fletcher assemble both scholars and nonprofit practitioners to examine how Appalachia is perceived both within and beyond its borders. Together, they investigate the region's transformation and analyze how it is currently approached as a topic of academic inquiry. Arguing that interdisciplinary and comparative place-based studies increasingly matter, the contributors investigate numerous topics, including race and gender, environmental transformation, university-community collaborations, cyber identities, fracking, contemporary activist strategies, and analyze Appalachia in the context of local-to-global change.

A pathbreaking study analyzing continuity and change in the region through a global framework, Appalachia Revisited is essential reading for scholars and students as well as for policymakers, community and charitable organizers, and those involved in community development.

Known for its dramatic beauty and valuable natural resources, Appalachia has undergone significant technological, economic, political, and environmental changes in recent decades. Home to distinctive traditions and a rich cultural heritage, the area is also plagued by poverty, insufficient healthcare and education, drug addiction, and ecological devastation. This complex and controversial region has been examined by generations of scholars, activists, and civil servants — all offering an array of perspectives on Appalachia and its people. In this innovative volume, editors William Schumann and Rebecca Adkins Fletcher assemble both scholars and nonprofit practitioners to examine how Appalachia is perceived both within and beyond its borders. Together, they investigate the region's transformation and analyze how it is currently approached as a topic of academic inquiry. Arguing that interdisciplinary and comparative place-based studies increasingly matter, the contributors investigate numerous topics, including race and gender, environmental transformation, university-community collaborations, cyber identities, fracking, contemporary activist strategies, and analyze Appalachia in the context of local-to-global change. A pathbreaking study analyzing continuity and change in the region through a global framework, Appalachia Revisited is essential reading for scholars and students as well as for policymakers, community and charitable organizers, and those involved in community development. Front cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 Revisiting Appalachia, Revisiting Self -- 2 Carolina Chocolate Drops -- 3 Beyond a Wife's Perspective on Politics -- 4 Intersections of Appalachian Identity -- 5 Appalachia Beyond the Mountains -- 6 Digital Rhetorics of Appalachia and the Cultural Studies Classroom -- 7 Continuity and Change of English Consonants in Appalachia -- 8 Frackonomics -- 9 Revisiting Appalachian Icons in the Production and Consumption of Tourist Art -- 10 From the Coal Mine to the Prison Yard -- 11 Walking the Fence Line of The Crooked Road -- 12 "No One's Ever Talked to Us Before" -- 13 Strength in Numbers -- 14 When Collaboration Leads to Action -- 15 Participation and Transformation in Twenty-First-Century Appalachian Scholarship -- (Re)introduction -- Appendix -- Contributors -- Index