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Topic: Publications

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  • Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College
    Appalachian Journal announces Special Edition on Black Mountain College
    May 15, 2018

    With more than 450 pages and 62 contributors, the Black Mountain College Special Edition of the Appalachian Journal is the largest volume in the journal’s 45-year history.

  • Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
    Bruce Stewart’s ‘Blood in the Hills’ follows the trail of Appalachia’s violent history
    May 7, 2018

    Dr. Bruce Stewart’s “Blood in the Hills” presents essays from experts in political science, history and literature that question the supposedly innate brutality of the Appalachian people.

  • Shelf Unbound names ‘Train Wreck Earth’ a 2018 Best Independently Published Book
    Shelf Unbound names ‘Train Wreck Earth’ a 2018 Best Independently Published Book
    May 1, 2018

    E-magazine Shelf Unbound recognizes “Train Wreck Earth” among its top 100 Best Indie Books of 2018. Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers co-authored the novel, which addresses climate change.

  • Appalachian’s Zack Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
    Appalachian’s Zack Vernon co-edits new collection of essays on Ron Rash
    March 21, 2018

    “Summoning the Dead: Essays on Ron Rash” is the first book-length collection of scholarship on professor and award-winning author Ron Rash. The volume was co-edited by Appalachian professor Zack Vernon.

  • Appalachian professors co-author book about contemporary perspectives on war
    Appalachian professors co-author book about contemporary perspectives on war
    March 15, 2018

    Appalachian sociology professors Cameron Lippard and Pavel Osinsky, along with Lon Strauss, co-authored “War: Contemporary Perspectives on Armed Conflicts around the World,” a new textbook examining interdisciplinary perspectives on war.

  • Appalachian professor emeritus co-authors novel about climate change
    Appalachian professor emeritus co-authors novel about climate change
    March 5, 2018

    Appalachian Professor Emeritus Dr. Harvard Ayers and David Harman explain why climate change is affecting the Earth and how to solve it in their recently published novel, “Train Wreck Earth.”

  • Art professor’s work acquired by Asheville Museum of Science
    Art professor’s work acquired by Asheville Museum of Science
    March 2, 2018

    An anonymous donor recently purchased “Advance,” a print installation by Appalachian art professor April Flanders, and presented the piece as a gift to the Asheville Museum of Science.

  • Duke University Press publishes debut book by Appalachian’s Dana E. Powell
    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
    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.’

  • Simon & Schuster announces the publication of Appalachian professor Mark Powell's ‘Small Treasons’
    Simon & Schuster announces the publication of Appalachian professor Mark Powell's ‘Small Treasons’
    Jan. 12, 2018

    Simon & Schuster announces the publication of “Small Treasons,” the fifth novel by Mark Powell, assistant professor of creative writing and contemporary fiction in Appalachian's Department of English. “Small Treasons” tells the story of an American marriage on the verge of rupture, spinning an all-too-current tale of the world we live in and the world we fear—and how we may not be able to tell the two apart.

  • Professor’s project provides first-ever Guatemalan language text for Mayan students
    Professor’s project provides first-ever Guatemalan language text for Mayan students
    March 31, 2011

    Dr. Timothy J. Smith’s project grew out of a Fulbright grant Smith received in 2001 to conduct dissertation field work in Sololá, where he studied the customs, traditions and practices of the town’s indigenous government.

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