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PCA/ACA 2007 NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Appalachia was, and remains, one place where Americans’ thoughts go when they have to re-think what it means to be American. Whether it is understood as the First Frontier, the original Old West, or an Eden infested with the snakes of race, class, and violence, Appalachia offers exceedingly fertile ground for popular and scholarly investigation.
Presentations covering a broad range of Appalachian culture are welcome, as are thematic panels composed of three to
four presentations. Topics may include:
Appalachian music
Appalachian writers
Appalachia in film
Appalachia in television
Gender in Appalachia
"Fighting Back" in Appalachia
Affrilachia
Melungeons
The changing landscape of Appalachia
Modernity and postmodernity in Appalachia
Appalachian religions
Defining "Appalachia" from inside and out
The cultural identity of problematic Appalachia
(e.g., textile mill villages and the Piedmont)
Creative submissions
These are just suggestions, of course; Appalachia is too diverse a region to be shoehorned into the few categories listed above.
Proposals of around 250 words should be emailed to jdsmith@unionky.edu. Include the proposal, along with greetings, questions, personal information, etc. in the body of the email.
BOSTON MARRIOTT COPLEY PLACE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
APRIL 4-7, 2007
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 7, 2006
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