Appalachia in Regional Context - Place Matters (Paperback)

In an increasingly globalized world, place matters more than ever. This concept especially holds true in Appalachian studies -- a field that brings scholars, activists, artists, and citizens together around the region to contest misappropriations of resources and power and to combat stereotypes of isolation and intolerance. In Appalachia in Regional Context: Place Matters, Dwight B. Billings and Ann E. Kingsolver assemble scholars and artists from a variety of disciplines to broaden the conversation and challenge the binary opposition between regionalism and globalism. In addition to theoretical explorations of place, some of the case studies examine foodways, depictions of gendered and racialized Appalachian identity in popular culture, the experiences of rural LGBTQ youth, and the pitfalls and promises of teaching regional studies. Drawing on ideas from cultural anthropology, sociology, and a variety of other fields, and interleaved with poems by bell hooks, this volume furthers the examination of new perspectives on one of America's most compelling and misunderstood regions.

General

Imprint:	The University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Place Matters: New Directions in Appalachian Studies
Release date:	February 2020
Editors:	Dwight B. Billings • Ann E. Kingsolver
Contributors:	Barbara Ellen Smith • John Pickles • John Gaventa
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-0-8131-7913-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8131-7913-0
Barcode:	9780813179131

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