Symposium on Affrilachia

The University of Kentucky is hosting a two-day Symposium on Affrilachia prior to the ASA conference at EKU. The gathering at UK will include speakers and panel presentations on The Black Banjo Gatherings, Nina Simone, Affrilachian Identity, August Wilson, Visual Art, and Environmental Racism as well as the 20th Anniversary Celebration Reading by the Affrilachian Poets, a film strand, a one-woman show called “Your Negro Tour Guide,” and a concert by the Carolina Chocolate Drops.

Cost: $35
Location: Student Center,

Wednesday, March 9th
8:30-9:45 Visual Art Presentation by Marie Cochran
10:15-11:30 Paul Taylor Carter G. Woodson Lecture
11:45-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 August Wilson Panel
3:00-4:30 Prison Industrial Complex panel
5:00-6:30 Affrilachian Poets
dinner
8:00-9:30 Your Negro Tour Guide

Thursday, March 10th
8:30-9:30 Student Papers
10:00-11:30 Urban Appalachia Panel
11:45-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:30 Nina Simone Panel
3:00-4:30 Black Banjo Gathering panel
5:00-6:30 Closing Reception & Awards Presentation
dinner
8:00-9:30 Carolina Chocolate Drops

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