Topic: Arts and Humanities

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Graduate pens young adult novel, uses it in his teaching
Feb. 23, 2018
Justin Chandler ’16 teaches eighth-grade English/Language Arts at West Alexander Middle School in Taylorsville. He’s also authored a young adult novel, “The Guide.”
Black Mountain College Semester — exemplifying the value of a liberal arts education
Q&A with Dr. Neva Specht, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences
Feb. 22, 2018
Dr. Neva Specht, dean of Appalachian’s College of Arts and Sciences, addresses the value of a liberal arts education and how Black Mountain College Semester exemplifies this worth to society.
Appalachian’s Common Reading Program announces 2018-19 selection
Feb. 16, 2018
“The Laramie Project,” a play about the community of Laramie, Wyoming, following the murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998, is Appalachian’s 2018-19 Common Reading Program selection for first-year students.
Appalachian National Guard Specialist thanks faculty for their support with ESGR Patriot Award
Feb. 15, 2018
Appalachian student veteran Jake Keller ’17, who will deploy overseas to Iraq in March, recognized three Hayes School of Music faculty members with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Patriot Award.
Local interracial family's history chronicled in documentary
“Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years
The News Herald
Feb. 13, 2018
Dr. Beth Davison’s “Dulatown” goes back in time more than 150 years to examine the lives of Harriet and Alfred Dula, which first came to life in Dr. Leslie McKesson ’s book, “Black and White: The Story of Harriet Harshaw and Squire James Alfred Dula.”
“Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” supported by NEH
Feb. 12, 2018
The National Endowment for the Humanities funds Appalachian’s “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” discussion series, which explores how the humanities affect our understanding of armed conflict.
100th Podcast Spectacular
Feb. 9, 2018
App's UComm team takes a look back at where we've been and where we're headed.
Public film and discussion series “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings
Feb. 9, 2018
Discussion series of “Blurred Boundaries: The Experience of War and Its Aftermath” announces spring 2018 offerings to take place on Appalachian State University’s campus during February, March and April 2018.
Duke University Press publishes debut book by Appalachian’s Dana E. Powell
Feb. 8, 2018
“Landscapes of Power,” by Appalachian’s Dr. Dana Powell, examines the cultural politics of energy development on Navajo (Diné) Nation land spurred by the Desert Rock Power Plant initiative.
Appalachian’s Pia Albinsson explores the ‘sharing economy’ in new book
Feb. 7, 2018
“The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities of Collaborative Consumption,” co-authored by Pia Albinsson, marketing professor at Appalachian, and B. Yasanthi Perera, explores collaborative consumption and the rise of the ‘sharing economy.’
Design student from Charlotte earns a top honor in international PAVE competition
Feb. 7, 2018
Senior Emma Morris designed a modular restaurant made from shipping containers and earned a top honor in the PAVE 2017 Student Design Competition.
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian — February events
Sustaining culture of place
Feb. 6, 2018
Black Mountain College Semester 2018 at Appalachian explores sustaining culture of place through various events offered on the university’s campus and at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
Appalachian State houses one of stock car racing’s premier collections
Motorsport Network
Feb. 6, 2018
Appalachian State University’s Stock Car Racing Collection in Belk Library works to preserve the sport’s history while offering scholars, reporters, fans and others an opportunity to conduct research.
Hayes School of Music’s University Singers to perform at American Choral Directors Association Conference
Feb. 5, 2018
The University Singers from Appalachian’s Hayes School of Music have been selected to perform at the American Choral Directors Association’s southern regional conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Appalachian and Blue Ridge Elementary School collaborate for a night of science, art
Feb. 1, 2018
From Paleolithic caves to Co2 — faculty and students within Appalachian’s STEM departments take part in “Creative Leaders Night” at Blue Ridge Elementary School in Ashe County.
Wabash Center funds religious studies data analytics at Appalachian
Feb. 1, 2018
Appalachian religious studies professor Randall Reed receives funding from the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion to perform data analytics in religious studies.
Appalachian alum Grant Smith takes a bite of the Big Apple’s jazz scene
Jan. 25, 2018
Appalachian alumnus Grant Smith plays jazz trombone as a graduate student at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
Q&A with Dana Powell, Author of ‘Landscapes of Power’
Duke University Press
Jan. 22, 2018
Duke University Press spoke with Dana Powell, an assistant professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, about her new book Landscapes of Power: Politics of Energy in the Navajo Nation. Powell examines the rise and fall of the controversial Desert Rock Power Plant initiative in New Mexico, tracing the political conflicts surrounding native sovereignty and energy development on Navajo (Diné) Nation land and emphasizing the potential of Navajo resistance to articulate a vision of autonomy in the face of colonial conditions.