Appalachian History and Culture

Week 1 | M, Tu, W, Th | Hultquist 201B | Ages 14 and up

What is Appalachia? And where is it? How did its history shape its values and what has it contributed, and continues to contribute, to our country's larger history? For years Appalachia was the most independent and prosperous region of our country. Today it is the most dependent, and arguably the poorest. Yet its language, literature, crafts and values are disproportionately influential. In this class, your appetite will be whetted for all things Appalachian.

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Paul Rader

B.S., Pikeville College; M.Div., Union Theological Seminary; D.Min., Columbia Theological Seminary. Thirty years of ministry in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in Ky., W.Va., and Tenn., including six years as director of the Coalition for Appalachian Ministry. Author of numerous articles and writings on Appalachia. Congregational consultant for churches in Appalachia. Former secunded staff for the Commission on Religion in Appalachia.

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