o The Eighteenth Annual Appalachian Studies Conference The Eighth Annual Appalachian Youth Conference West Virginia University • Morgantown, WV March 17-19, 1995 City, Town and Countryside: Appalachian Community on Change Co-sponsored by. Augusta Heritage Center Goldenseal Magazine Department of History, WVU Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, WVU .­ Regional Research Institute, WVU West Virginia Division of Culture and History West Virginia State Archives Supported by The Appalachian Regional Commission 2 MOUNTAINLAIR GOLD 6AL LROOII 2ND FLOOR BLUE BALLROOII 1ST FLOOR Most events of the 1995 Appalachian Studies Conference take place on the second floor of the Mountainlair, with additional sessions in the Gluck Theater and Shenandoah Room on the first floor, Vendor exhibits are located in the Gold Ballroom, at the heart of /,IeeOY ' S c~ s conference activities. a o a '­ SCOOPS IoIAAK(rnAC[ frOOIE 19COOIES Wesley United Methodist JAVA, a B Sf WU, f Church, site of the Youth Square Dance, is located nearby on High Street, wh ich ru ns behind the Mountainlair. Just cross the street and go down the block a ways, and , C 0 you're there! LOOlCE HAl F ELO ' S o 0 0. 0 3 About the Association and the Conference ­ The Appalachian Studies A ociation (ASA) wa formed in 1977 by a group of scholars, teachers, and regional activists who believed that ''. hared community hac; been and will continue to be important to those writing, researching, and teaching about Appalachia.' The Appalachian Studies Conference, an annuaJ gathering of ASA members, i held on a rotating basis at sites in Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. West Virginia University is pleased to host the] 995 ConJerence. The Conference has several purpo es: to share work in progress, LO foster cooperation between disciplines, and to stimulate new work of significance. The 1996 Conference will be at Unicoi State Park, Georgia. For more information, write: Appalachian Studies Association Regional Research Institute P.O. Box 6825 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV 26506 1994-95 Appalachian Studies Program Committee Association Officers Ken Sullivan, Chair Ronald L. Lewis, Pre ident Curtis W. Wood, Vice Chair lohn Inscoe, Vice Pre ident 13 ruce Kuhre Ken Sullivan Conference Program Chair Gerald Milnes Curtis W. Wood Vice Program Chair Shauna Sc tt Sandy Ballard. Secretary Ivan Tribe Conrad OstwaJt, Trea urer Sandy Wimbish Gerald Robert , Archivi t Ronald L. Lewis, ex-officio Alice Brown, Immediate Past Pre ident Youth Conference Coordinator - Sandy Wimbish Steering Committee Ronald L. Lewis Local Arrangements Committee Steve Pi her Mike Caplinger Chair Nyoka Hawkins Barbara Howe Andrew Garri on Deb Weiner lohn Glen Barbara Rasmussen David L. Kimbrough Susan Brown Sally Ward Maggard Sandy Barney Nancy Fischman. ex-officio Linda Cooper Ken Sullivan, ex-officio Ronald.. L. Lewis ex-officio Special thanks to Cornelia Alexander, Debby Sonis Jackson, Christine Kreiser and Deb Weiner. 4 Appalachian Studies Association 18th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference and 8th Annual Youth Conference March 17-19, 1995 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia PROGRAM FRIDAY, MARCH 17 REGISTRATION, 2nd Floor Mountain/air 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. Steering Committee Meeting, Mountain Room 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. VENDOR EXHIBITS, Gold Ballroom - All Afternoon ­ GENERAL DISCUSSION, Rhododendron Room 3:00 - 5:00 p.m . The CORA Report - Appalachian Studies Association member are invited to discuss Richard A. Couto's An American Challenge: A Report on Economic Trends and Social Issues in Appalachia, sponsored by the Committee on Religion in Appalachia. Participants will incl ude Ri chard Couto, Univer ity ofRichmond; Steve Fi her, Emory and Henry College; Helen Lewis, Appalachian Center - Berea College; Tena Willem rna, CORA; and others. FIELD TRIP, Meet at Mountain/air Entrance 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. The We, t Virginia University Public History Program will host th is bus trip to Arthurdale a New Deal Resettlement Community and pet project of Eleanor Roosevelt. This requires advance reservations. EXHIBIT 1: 00 - 4:00 p.m. College of Mineral & Energy Re ources Mu 'eum (WVU Evansdale Campus) - Permanent exhibit of mining machinery plus pecial exhibit of Appalachian photographs BANQUET, Blue Ballroom 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. "Welcome" ­ Jesse White, Federal Co-chair, Appalachian Regional Commission "Keynote Address" ­ Denise Giardina YOUTH VIDEO WORKSHOP, Shenandoah Room 8:45 p.m. Appalachian Media Institute/Appalshop & Kentucky High School Students 5 SATURDAY, MARCH 18 REGISTRAnON, 2nd Floor Mountain/air 8: 30 - II :30 p.m. VENDOR EXHIBITS, Gold Ballroom - All Day ­ SESSIONS 8:30 - 10:00 a.m. AT THE Movms: FILM SCREENING, Gluck Theater Clas ic Appalachian films from the We t Virginia Regional History Collection, WVU Library. Presenter: Appalachian Folklife Foundation, Morgantown GOING UP IN SMOKE: HEALTH & THE TOBACCO ECONOMY & CULTURE, Laurel Room This roundtable addresses the medical, economic, cultural and religioLi problems of tobacco production and use in Appalachian communities. Participants include clergy, medical professionals and scholars. Participants: Gary L. Burkett, East Tennessee State University; Kevin Everett, East Tennessee State University; Robin Feierabend, East Tennes ee State U ni ver ity; Homer Hecht. Liberty First Christian Church; and Carol L. Macnee, East Tennessee State University. Convener: Edythe Ann Quinn, University of Tennessee IDENTITY WARS: OURSELYES AS OTHERS SEE US, Potomac Room Charles Moore, East Tennessee Stale University: Countryside, The $1.35 Ceremony and Daisy Mae Scragg Anne V. Mitchell, University of North Carolina: Tbe New DeaJ and the Development of Tourism in the Appalachian South Douglass A. Powell, Northeastern University: Mapping Appalachia: A Contest for Identity Convener: Pat Arnow Southem Exposure Magazine GENDER IN REGIONAL CONTEXT, Monongahela Room Susan Ambler, Maryville College: Gender and SociaJ Activism in Appalachia ShaLinna L. Scott. University of Kentucky: Gender Among Appalachian Kentucky Farm Families Chris Weiss, Rural Strategie : Who Benefits? Gender Analysis and Changing Communities Convener: Kate Black. University of Kentucky TAKING STOCK: WHERE APPALACHIAN mSTORY STANDS TODAY Greenbrier Room Dwight Billing ·, Univer. ity of Kentucky : The Evolution of Writing Appalachian History Altina Waller, SUNY - Plattsburgh: Where Appalachian History Now Stands in Mainstream American mstory Mary Beth Pudup, University of California - Santa ClUZ: Community Studies, Theory, and Appalachia Convener: Paul Salslrom, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College PAYED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS: PROGRESSIVES, PLANNERS & THE PRESS, Lower Cathedral Room • . Jeffery B. Cook, We t Virginia University: Aretas Brooks Fleming: A Bridge to the Future John Hennen. Appalachian College Association: Reading, Writing and Union Busting: The "American Plan" in West Virginia Schools, 1919-1925 Roger A. Lohmann and Shirley Stewart, West Virginia University: Why Didn't The Dogs Bark? News Coverage of Relief Efforts Following Mining Disasters in Appalachian Communities Convener: Lou Athey. Franklin and Marshall Colleg Presenters wishing to have their papers considered for publication in the Journal should leave a copy with their convener. 6 SATURDAY A.M. REGIONAL CHANGE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Rhododendron Room Sarah Dewees, University of Kentucky: Highway Development and Rural Economic Development in Appalachian Kentucky, 1950-1990 Michael Peter Marchioni and Lon Slone Felker, East Tennessee State University: Local Economic Development: Panacea or Prevarication? R. L. Marionneaux, Eastern Kentucky University: Planning and Development Trends in Appalachian Kentucky, 1955-1995 F. Carson Mencken, West Virginia University: Economic Performance in Appalachia during National Business Cycles Convener: Susan M. Smith, Western North Carolina Tomorrow YOUTH TRACK - Appalachian Youth as Agents of Community Change, Shenandoah Room Participants: Wo dlands Scholars '94, Kingwood Elementary Mountainfire Special Education Class, Morgantown Interfaith Youth Group Convener: Ann Payne, Woodlands Mountain Institute BREAK AND BOOK SIGNING, Scholars ' Lounge, 21ld Floor 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. University of lllinois Press: James K. Cri 'sman, Death and Dying in Central Appalachia: Changing Attitudes alld Practices; Deborah Yansau McCauley, Appalachian Mountain Religion: A HistOl)'; Kenneth W. Noe, Southwest Virginia's Railroad: Modernization and the Sectional Crisis. SESSION 10:30 - J2:00 p.m. l\IruSICAL CROSSROADS: CELTIC CONTINUITIES STILL VIGOROUS, Gluck Theater Gerry Milnes, Augusta Heritage Center - Davis and Elkins College: West Virginia Fiddle Music: The Celtic Modal Connection Joan Moser, Warren Wilson College: Irish Musical Traditions in Southern Appalachia Cece Conway. Appalachian State University: Celtic Continuities Carried on by Blue Ridge Fiddler Tommy JarreU and his Community J. SCOll Plaster. Appalachian State University: An Enduring Voice: Celtic Influences upon the Appalachian Ballad "Black Jack Davie" Convener: Mike Kline. Wheeling National Heritage Area WRITERS PROMINENT & OBSCURE, Lower Cathedral Room Moria P. Baker. Radford University: The Politics of They: Dorothy Allison's Demythologizing of the "Working Poor" Jane Hill , West Georgia College: Liberation Technology: Gender, Community, and Change in Lee Smith's Fair and Tender Ladies . David Abner. University of Kentucky: Lonesome Valley Revisited Tal Stanley, Emory University: Changing