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...
February 21-22: 4th Annual Boone Docs Film Festival
Jan 30, 2025
BOONE, N.C. — The 2025 Boone Docs Film Festival, showcasing short documentaries focused on the people who live and work in Appalachia, expands this ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Cratis D. Williams Society inductees include six CAS graduates
May 22, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — In the Spring and Fall, Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies seeks nominations for the Cratis ...
4 CAS faculty receive research, mentorship awards from the Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies
Apr 13, 2023
BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Cratis D. Williams School of Graduate Studies has announced the recipients of their 2022-23 f...