Appalachia in the Classroom: Teaching the Region

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vii Contents Dedication and Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii Part One. Creative Teaching of Appalachian History O n e Intro to Appalachian Studies: Navigating Myths of Appalachian Exceptionalism emily satterwhite 3 T w o Listening to Black Appalachian Laundrywomen: Teaching with Photographs, Letters, Diaries, and Lost Voices elizabeth s. d. engelhardt 33 T h r e e The Southern Highlands according to Hollywood: Teaching Appalachian History through Film john c. inscoe 50 Part Two. Appalachian Literature and Folktales In and Out of the Classroom F o u r Building Bridges with Ron Rash’s The World Made Straight: Results from One University and High School Partnership erica abrams locklear 69 F i v e The Feast Hall, the Arsenal, and the Mirror: Teaching Literature to Students at Risk jeff mann 82 viii Contents S i x I Hear Appalachia Singing: Teaching Appalachian Literature in a General Education American Literature Course linda tate 95 S e v e n “Way Back Yonder” but Not So Far Away: Teaching Appalachian Folktales tina l. hanlon 109 Part Three. The Novel in Appalachia E i g h t Teaching Modern Appalachia in Wilma Dykeman’s The Far Family patricia m. gantt 131 N i n e Fred Chappell’s I Am One of You Forever as a Subject for Literary Analysis and an Alternative Image of Mid-Twentieth-Century Appalachia ricky l. cox 149 T e n Startling Morals: Teaching Ecofiction with Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer felicia mitchell 169 Part Four. Appalachian Poetry and Prose E l e v e n Appalachian Poetry: A Field Guide for Teachers r. parks lanier jr. 189 T w e l v e From Harlem Home to Affrilachia: Teaching the Literary Journey theresa l. burriss 213 T h i r t e e n Teaching the Poetry and Prose of Marilou Awiakta grace toney edwards 232 ix Contents F o u r t e e n Toward“Crystal-Tight Arrays”: Teaching the Evolving Art of Robert Morgan’s Poetry robert m. west 252 Contributors 265 Index 269 ...