The Appalachian Studies Program Prepares for the Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference
Feb 21, 2024
BOONE, N.C. — The 47th Annual Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) Conference will be held on the campus of Western Carolina University, in Cullowh...
'Appalachian' — how do you say it?
Nov 1, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — At Appalachian State University, Mountaineers have a preference in the pronunciation of Appalachian: “appa-latch-un.”...
September 26: "The Making of the Nuevo South" with Rodrigo Dorfman
Sep 13, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies, Department of S...
Read Your Way Through Appalachia (featuring Dr. Katherine Ledford)
Aug 10, 2023
Barbara Kingsolver, whose Pulitzer-winning “Demon Copperhead” offered a variegated portrait of the region, guides readers through a literary lands...
Appalachian Journal marks 50 years of spotlighting Appalachia
Mar 9, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University’s Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review marks its 50th anniversary this academic yea...
App State's Center for Appalachian Studies to present "Calls from Home" film screening
Mar 8, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian Studies is proud to present a screening of “Calls from Home,” a short docume...
App State's Center for Appalachian Studies prepares for AppalachiaFest
Mar 6, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Appalachian Studies is preparing for the 46th Annual Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) C...
January 30: Black in Appalachia Common Reading Event
Jan 23, 2023
Black in Appalachia Common Reading EventMonday, January 30, 2023, at 6 p.m.Parkway Ballroom, Plemmons Student UnionBOONE, N.C. — This year’s ...
2022 Mountain Studies Lecture: Sacred Mountains of the World
Sep 16, 2022
The Appalachian State College of Arts and Sciences invites you to the 2022 Mountain Studies Lecture featuring Dr. Edwin Bernbaum, autho...
Nazario-Colón is the new president for the Appalachian Studies Association 2022-2023
Sep 12, 2022
Recently, Ricardo Nazario-Colón, chief diversity officer at Western Carolina University, took the oath of office as president of the Appalachian Stud...