Serving Boone, Blowing Rock, Banner Elk, and other towns of the North Carolina High Country
Founded 05-05-05
July 3, 2008 issue
Learn more about Appalachian culture and the region during the John B. Stephenson Lecture Series on Appalachia at Lees-McRae College Wednesday evenings in July. Named in honor of the late Dr. John B. Stephenson, noted Appalachian and Scottish Highlands scholar, the series features three scholars whose work has contributed to the advancement of the discipline of Appalachian Studies and the region itself.
“This year’s speakers are outstanding teachers and scholars who will provide memorable evenings of stories that celebrate the rich culture and history of Appalachia,” said Provost Dr. Debra Thatcher. “Be sure to linger at the end of the presentations for informal chats with the speakers.”
“We hope that area residents who are interested in the cultural heritage of these magnificent mountains will visit our beautiful campus on Wednesday evenings to listen to these interesting speakers,” said Dr. Warren Doyle, past director of the Stephenson Center.
The Stephenson Lecture series is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Warren Doyle at 828-898-8896 or doylew@lmc.edu or click to the lecture series website at www.go.lmc.edu/summer.
July 9—Dr. Peter Crow
Dr. Peter Crow opens the series on Wednesday, July 9, at 7:00 p.m. in Abrams Auditorium in Lees-McRae’s Carson Library. His lecture, Do, Die, or Get Along—Some Unexpected Coalfield Lessons in Cultural Education, will feature his field research in the towns of St. Paul and Dante in the southwest Virginia coalfields. Crow is a Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Ferrum College where he is chair of the Division of Language, Literature, Philosophy, and Religion.
July 16—Dr. Amy Clark
Next in the series is Dr. Amy Clark with her lecture Quiltin’, Cookin’, and Testifyin’—Central Appalachian Women Writing Their Lives on Wednesday, July 16, at 7:00 p.m. in Abrams Auditorium. Clark is an assistant professor of Rhetoric at the University of Virginia at Wise where she also serves as the founding director of the Appalachian Writing Project.
July 23—Dr. John Inscoe
Dr. John Inscoe closes the series on Wednesday, July 23, at 7:00 p.m. in Evans Auditorium in the Cannon Student Center with his lecture Appalachian Women During the Civil War. Inscoe is a University Professor of History at the University of Georgia and is considered an authority on the Civil War in the mountains of western North Carolina and north Georgia.