“Now perhaps more than ever--in the context of a globalizing world and an internationalizing curriculum--PLACE MATTERS.” - Dwight B. Billings, Appalachian Studies & Sociology
This lecture series, sponsored by Appalachian Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center, and the Appalachian Graduate Research Community, explores the importance of place in scholarship, pedagogy, and citizenship.
http://appalachiancenter.org/placematters
March 3 - "On the Limits of Planetary Space: Globalization and the Politics of Hope"
Speaker: John Pickles, Phillips Distinguished Professor of International Studies & Chair of Geography, University of North Carolina
Discussants: Professors Patricia Ehrkamp (Geography) & Hsain Ilahiane (Anthropology)
3:30 p.m., W. T. Young Library Auditorium (Reception Following)
March 24 - "Gathering Wild Greens: Foodways Lessons from Appalachia's Global Past"
Speaker: Elizabeth Engelhardt, Associate Professor of American Studies, University of Texas
Discussants: Professors Erik Reece (English) & Randall Roorta (English)
3:30 p.m., John Jacob Niles Gallery (Reception Following)
April 14 - "Transforming Places: Towards a Global Politics of Appalachia"
Speaker: Barbara Ellen Smith, Professor of Women and Gender Studies, Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Discussants: Professors Srimati Basu (Women and Gender Studies) & Shannon Bell (Sociology)
3:30 p.m., John Jacob Niles Gallery (Reception Following)
Sponsored by:
Appalachian Studies, the College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center, and the Appalachian Graduate Research Community
