March 27: Blue Ridge Ballads Revisited with Apalachian Studies' Trevor McKenzie
Jan 30, 2025
This presentation and performance traces the history behind ballads from the Blue Ridge Mountains. While strongly associated with European and British...
Jesse Barber '24 documents Hurricane Helene
Jan 10, 2025
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 We...
Call for Papers: Appalachian Journal's Special Issue on Appalachian Foodways
Jan 4, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — From pepperoni rolls to apple stack cakes, and from ramp patches to the importance of sochan, the region’s many biomes and communiti...
Appalachian Journal (vol. 52, no. 1-2) now available
Nov 20, 2024
BOONE, N.C. — The new Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 1-2) features a tribute to Marie Cirillo, an exploration of underrated bestselling...
In the News: North Carolina Photographer Points His Lens Toward Hope Amidst The Devastation Of His Home State [alumni featured]
Oct 28, 2024
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 Bl...
Call for Papers: Appalachian Journal's Special Issue on Appalachian Visual Art
Aug 15, 2024
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachia is home to many talented and brilliant visual artists whose work often depicts and engages with the region but is not limit...
Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 3-4) now available
Jul 25, 2024
BOONE, N.C. — The new Appalachian Journal (vol. 51, no. 3-4) celebrates the life and career of Gurney Norman, Appalachian writer, documentarian, Eng...
Dr. Jessica Cory appointed editor of Appalachian Journal
Jul 8, 2024
Appalachian State University’s College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jessica Cory as the third editor of&...
Strings of legacy: Alexander Hooker’s 25-year impact on App State
Apr 16, 2024
Alexander Hooker’s journey to old-time folk music started gradually, then suddenly. He has been a professor of Appalachian Strings here at...
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...