Dr. Cece Conway
TR 5-6:15 hybrid but in person as often as possible
Course description: A study of major regional movements, genres, and writers in the Appalachian Mountains from settlement to the present. Application of individual research and critical thought to interpretation of significant novels in 20th C in Appalachian Literature in the midst of American modernism, post-modernism, climate change and global cyberspace and uncertainty. Folklorists have many job options at the MA level so these courses are often useful to Appalachians Studies, Public History, Music, and other students.
Read classic and revisionist novels from WWII to the early 21st C and explore themes of public folklore, transformation of folklore into Literature, and cultural exchange.
Eng 4720/5720 Appalachian Literature
Eng 4720/5720 Appalachian Literature