News and Spotlights from the Center for Appalachian Studies

Haley DiFruscio curated this story from the ASU Library Appalachian Collection archive in App State’s Special Collections Research Center. The archived collections are available to browse in person during the SCRC’s hours of operation.

BOONE, N.C. — As the Crow Flies, the new open-access expansion of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review, goes live on Sept. 15. Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, roundtable discussions, interviews, first-person …

UFS—A spirit of international collaboration and heartwarming generosity filled the air on the Qwaqwa Campus as Prof Julie Shepherd-Powell, Graduate Programme Director of Appalachian Studies at the Appalachian State University (App State), generously donated winter clothing. This act of kindness, …

NPR—GALAX, Va. — Ellie Massey, 13, stands inside a giant, yellow tent with dozens of other contestants and practices singing the gospel tune, “I’ll Fly Away.” Her grandfather, Jim Coleman, and uncle, Jacob, accompany her on guitar and mandolin.

BOONE, N.C. — In an ongoing partnership with the University of the Free State in South Africa, Appalachian State University’s Center for Appalachian Studies is requesting donations of new or gently used winter coats and jackets to support communities in …

BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 52, no. 4) features an ecofeminist exploration of Mesha Maren’s stunning debut novel Sugar Run, an in-depth discussion of Northern Appalachian writer Susan Fenimore Cooper’s Rural …

BOONE, N.C. — In Fall 2024, a group of faculty members from Appalachian State University’s Beaver College of Health Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences was awarded a one-year, $8,000 grant by the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Collegiate Research …

On this episode of Appalachian Excellence: Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, Karen Fletcher, director of grants resources and services…

BOONE, N.C. — The new issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 52, no. 3) focuses on the many talented and brilliant visual artists who call Appalachia home and whose work often depicts and engages with the region …

BOONE, N.C. — Jesse Barber ’24, an alumnus of the Appalachian studies program, has been a key documentarian in media efforts to cover the stories Western North Carolina mountain communities after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene. His photography, writing …

BOONE, N.C. — The new Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 1-2) features a tribute to Marie Cirillo, an exploration of underrated bestselling writer Agnes Sligh Turnbull, new poems, book reviews of recent publications and an interview with Leigh Ann Henion on her …

SOUTHERN LIVING—Jesse Barber focuses his camera with the quiet pensiveness of a mountain man—someone who appreciates the solace of a porch rocker, the depth of a Blue Ridge vista. A Morganton resident, Barber has lived his whole life in the …