Appalachia in Regional Context

Appalachia in Regional Context
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Publisher : Place Matters: New Directions
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 0813179130
ISBN-13 : 9780813179131
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Book Synopsis Appalachia in Regional Context by : Dwight B. Billings

Download or read book Appalachia in Regional Context written by Dwight B. Billings and published by Place Matters: New Directions. This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In an increasingly globalized world, place matters more than ever. Nowhere is that more true than in Appalachian studies--a field which brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together around a region to contest misappropriations of resources and power and combat stereotypes of isolation and intolerance. In Appalachian studies, the diverse ways in which place is invoked, the person who invokes it, and the reasons behind that invocation all matter greatly. In Appalachia in Regional Context: Place Matters, Dwight B. Billings and Ann E. Kingsolver bring together voices from a variety of disciplines to broaden the conversation. The book begins with chapters challenging conventional representations of Appalachia by exploring the relationship between regionalism, globalism, activism, and everyday experience theoretically. Other chapters examine foodways, depictions of Appalachia in popular culture, and the experiences of rural LGBTQ youth. Poems by renowned social critic bell hooks interleave the chapters and add context to reflections on the region. Drawing on cultural anthropology, sociology, geography, media studies, political science, gender and women's studies, ethnography, social theory, art, music, literature and regional studies pedagogy, this volume furthers the exploration of new perspectives on one of America's most compelling and misunderstood regions."--


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