E TREME Appalachia! Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia Thursday, March 9 - Sunday, March 12, 2017
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40TH ANNUAL APPALACHIAN STUDIES CONFERENCE E TREME Appalachia! Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia Thursday, March 9 - Sunday, March 12, 2017 Preliminary Conference Program and Registration Form “Extreme Appalachia” refers to the ways extreme economics—excessive resource extraction and use, underfunding of public education and services, and dismal job opportunities—have sparked community activism that advances a sustainable future for the region. “Extreme” references exploitative pop culture products like reality TV programming—as well as the countering power of the region’s visual, performance, and literary arts to nurture, provoke, and inspire. In the face of extremity, regional scholarship and education augment ongoing struggles for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice. 7 FROM the CONFERENCE CHAIR 7 BEFORE YOU COME An “extremely” warm welcome to all of you. Blacksburg calls 7 Assure your access to Wi-Fi during the conference itself “a special place” and we hope it will be for you in its sense via eduroam or, BEFORE February 15, Virginia Tech of engagement with the Appalachian region, its openness sponsored Wi-Fi (see “Technology,” below). to meaningful sociopolitical change, and its commitment to 7 View the schedule of sessions, available online, http:// advancement of knowledge. Blacksburg is part of the New River www.appalachianstudies.org/annual conference. Valley, significant in its Native American, African, and European 7 DISPLAY your VT parking pass (enclosed in this packet) contributions to the emergence of Appalachia as a region. We and read “Parking” info, below. Weekday parking is a value our natural and expressive cultural resources and their rich 10-minute walk from Squires Student Center. ASA will contributions to our quality of life, and hope you can find time to run shuttles from The Inn at VT to Perry St. Parking to experience them via our planned fieldtrips or on your own. Squires to Little Hokie Hangouts every 20-30 minutes. 7 Make reservations for the Grassroots Coalition Training, We seek to offer a conference that engages the full range of ASA https://goo.gl/forms/XK8lBl4LemrBp3SO2. members through concurrent sessions, as in the past, but also 7 Sign up BEFORE March 1 to take advantage of the through spaces and activities that allow activists and community following opportunities by visiting http://tinyurl.com/ members to meet and plan. We received a record number of ASAsignups. For more information on these options, proposals (over 375), so we expanded our conference calendar a please read on! bit, beginning with sessions at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and ending 7 Field trips to ecological and historic sites. with a Reflections on the Conference luncheon on Sunday. 7 Y’ALL mentoring breakfasts, Friday, Please plan to arrive on Thursday and stay until a possible 9:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. (concurrent session 1). solidarity event Sunday afternoon. 7 Lunch for the “Building Transformative We need to alert you to some changes. First is that singer/ Communities” workshop (concurrent songwriter Dori Freeman canceled. We are excited to announce session 2). that you’ll have the opportunity to see Higher Ground 6: Life 7 AFTER February 12, download the 2017 conference app is Like a Vapor. Anna Tsing, who was to speak in the Ecological onto your mobile device (details below). Restoration symposium, has been replaced with Margaret 7 Professional Development Points for K-12 teachers in Palmer, Director of the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Virginia or Professional Development Graduate Credit Center (whom some of you may know as a guest discussant are available for conference attendance. For information, of MTR on the Colbert Report). The enthusiasm and depth of contact Emily Satterwhite at [email protected]. offerings that you all have communicated to us portend a very fine conference. See you soon, Anita Puckett 1 TABLE of CONTENTS 7 PROGRAM TABLE of CONTENTS Additional Reviewers | Katie Beth Brooks, Danille Christensen, Julie Dunsmore, John Hennen, Steve Kruger, Chris Leadingham, Conference Organizers ..........................................................................2 Katherine Ledford, Lara Moody, Stewart Scales, Andy Scerri, Conference Sponsors .............................................................................2 Spenser Slough, Susan Spalding, Debbie Zorn. Conference Highlights ...........................................................................3 Registration ...............................................................................................4 Arts Programming | Danille Christensen, Curator, #HandsOn: Skill Conference Host ......................................................................................4 and Creativity in Southwest Virginia; Kathy Combiths, Curator, Technology ................................................................................................5 Fiber Arts Exhibits; Meredith McCarroll, Director, Documentary Wi-Fi Access ............................................................................5 Film Series; Moriah Webster, Director, Humanities and Arts Series; Mobile App .............................................................................6 Deb Sim, Curator, Photography Exhibits; Katie White, Assistant Printing, Photocopying, Computer Access .................7 Curator and Coordinator, Photography Exhibits. Technology for Presentations ..........................................7 Accessibility and Inclusion ...................................................................7 Local Arrangements Committee | Director of Technology - Attendees’ Obligations for Enhancing Access .........7 Danielle DeCanio | Director of Hotels, Food, and Drink - Ji Won Presenters’ Obligations for Enhancing Access .........7 (Claire) Shin | Director of Economic Management - Kate Ridgeway Individuals with Disabilities ...........................................7 | Director of Facilities - Spenser Slough | Facilities Team - William Gender Neutral Restroom ...............................................7 Spotswood | Director of Greening and Field Trips - Jane Howk Child Care and Infants ......................................................7 | Green Team - Meredyth Ellington, Mackenzie Mills | Directors Scholarship Information ..................................................8 of Maps - Meredyth Ellington, Mackenzie Mills | Director of Silent Auction to Support Scholarships .....................8 Music Programming - Christina Yesbeck | Director of Parking Camp Happy Appalachee Reception ..........................8 & Transportation and Lead Writer - Joseph Mills | Director of Y’ALL Room ..........................................................................8 Public Relations - Lindsey Flowers | PR Team - Marjan Ali, Taylor Room for Organizers and Activists ..............................8 Johnson, Joe Kirby | Directors of Southwest Virginia Outreach - High School Students at ASA.........................................8 Logan Lineberry, Jared Sloan, Elisha Untiedt | Silent Auction Local Exhibitors, Vendors, Groups, Posters ................................................9 Coordinators - Elizabeth Fine, Jean Haskell, Samantha Riggin | Accommodations ....................................................................................9 Director of Event Staffing - Drew Walton. Travel Information and Maps ........................................................... 10 Extreme Green ....................................................................................... 14 Conference Schedule Overview ...................................................... 14 7 MANY THANKS to OUR CO-SPONSORS* Field Trips and Tours ............................................................................ 18 *Physiographic provinces of Appalachia reference funding While You’re in Southwest Virginia ................................................. 19 levels Fiber Arts Exhibits ................................................................................ 19 Photography Exhibits ......................................................................... 20 Ridge & Valley Documentary Film Series .................................................................. 20 Appalachian Regional Commission #HandsOn: Skill and Creativity in Southwest Virginia ............. 21 College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, VT Association Information ..................................................................... 21 Department of Religion and Culture and Commonwealth Humanities Endowment Week Fund, VT Committee Meetings ........................................................ 21 Marshall University Awards Nomination Deadlines ....................................... 22 Office of the President, Dr. Timothy Sands, VT Journal of Appalachian Studies ........................................ 22 Office of the Provost, Dr. Thanassis Rikakis, VT Submitting to Conference Digital Collection ............ 22 ASA Mission ............................................................................... 22 Great Valley Advertisements....................................................................... .23 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, VT Registration Form ................................................................... 35 College of Architecture and Urban Studies, VT College of Business, VT College of Engineering, VT College of Natural Resources and the Environment, VT 7 CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS College of Science, VT Dean of Students, Division of Student Affairs, VT Conference