Schedule

Food Trucks

The Pakalachian Food Truck

The Pakalachian

Delicia's Gourmet Ice

Delicia's Gourmet Ice

Delicia's Gourmet Ice

Osoro's Kitchen

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Performances

Old Gods of Appalachia: Unknown Roads

Old Gods of Appalachia: Unknown Roads

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Symposium Program

Friday, 10/21

  • Dance Performance: Place Without A Name | Name Without A Place
    Choreography:
    Rachel Rugh, with movement invention by the dancers
    Dancers:
    Madz Alexander, Kristin Allen, Zach Biggs, Bianca Cubas, Christine Hallinger, Sawyer Kadel, Toni Latham, Mailey Paupore
    Music:
    "Knoxville Girl" (traditional, arranged & performed by Rachel Rugh); original music performed by Eight Point Star
    1 p.m.
    Albig Theatre, 112 Peters Hall 
  • Tensions in Appalachia: The Not-So-Uniqueness of a Unique Region
    Dr. Theresa Burris
    2:30 p.m. 
    Ross Gallery, McConnell Library          
  • Land Acknowledgement and Native American culture in Appalachia: Honoring the land and the original stewards of the Appalachians
    Dr. Melissa Faircloth & Dr. Victoria Ferguson
    3:30 p.m.
    Ross Gallery, McConnell Library 
  • Past/Present/Future: a walking tour of Radford campus and Downtown Radford
    David Horton & Luc White
    5 - 7 p.m.
    Meet on the front steps at McConnell Library 
  • Appalachia on Film: “Tucker and Dale vs. Evil” (free)
    7 p.m.
    Bonnie Auditorium

Saturday, 10/22 - Morning

  • Registration Table Opens and Coffee Talk
    9 a.m.
    Kyle Hall, 2nd floor
  • Welcoming remarks
    Dr. Niels Christensen
    9:30 a.m.
    Kyle Hall 204
  • "Himalachia" - Discovering the ancient Appalachians in the modern Himalaya
    Dr. Ryan Sincavage
    10 a.m. 
    Kyle Hall 201
  • Race and Place: Prison Gerrymandering and its Consequence
    Dr. Gabriella Smith
    10 a.m.
    Kyle Hall 204
  • Two African-American Guitarists in Appalachia: A Case of Musical-Cultural Juxtaposition
    Dr. Robert Trent
    10 a.m.
    Kyle Hall 213
  • Hawks Nest and the Dries: Engineering Marvel and Industrial Disaster
    Tim Thornton
    10:30 a.m.
    Kyle Hall 201
  • Becoming Granny: Historical and Contemporary Appalachian Folk Magic Practices
    10:30 a.m.
    Dr. Brandy Renee McCann
    Kyle Hall 213
  • Taming the Wilderness: Urban Ecology in Appalachia
    11 a.m.
    Dr. Sarah Foltz
    Kyle Hall 201
  • The Landscape of Our Tongues
    11 a.m.
    Angie Dribben
    Kyle Hall 204
  • Climate Chaange in Appalachia
    11 a.m.
    Dr. Stockton Maxwell
    Kyle Hall 213
  • Lunch (on your own)
    11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

Saturday, 10/22 - Afternoon

  • Biodiversity of Mountains and Rivers
    1 p.m.
    Dr. Tara Pelletier
    Kyle Hall 201
  • RARE: From Appalachia to the Amazon
    1 p.m.
    Dr. Cassady Urista, Drew Myers, Dr. Jason Davis
    Kyle Hall 204
  • Here We Are
    1 p.m.
    Jennifer Hand
    Kyle Hall 213
  • The Old Witch of Snowville
    1:30 p.m.
    Dr. Paul Thomas
    Kyle Hall 201
  • Why Thru-Hike the Appalachian Trail
     1:30 p.m.
    Dr. Anja Whittington
    Kyle Hall 204
  • Walking Contradictions: Thriving Queerness in Unexpected Places
    1:30 p.m.
    Luc White
    Kyle Hall 213
  • The Southwest Virginia Mindset: Diving into Appalachian Education, Culture, and Innovation
    2 p.m.
    Kaitlin Wohlford Kazmi
    Kyle Hall 201
  • Understanding Arnheim: Religio-Racial Place Making in the New River Valley of Virginia, 1838-1887
    2 p.m.
    Dr. Geoff Pollick
    Kyle Hall 204
  • Selu Archaeology: Early 20th Century Tenant Farming in Southern Appalachia
    2 p.m.
    Dr. David Anderson
    Kyle Hall 213
  • Panel Discussion: Appalachia & Academia
    3 p.m.
    Dr. Melinda Wagner, Dr. Jamie Lau, Ashley Offutt, David Horton, Dr. Aysha Bodenhamer
    Kyle Hall 204
  • Poster Session
    4 p.m.
    Kyle Hall 2nd-Floor Concourse
  • Food Trucks
    4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
    The Packalachian, Osoro’s Kitchen, Delicia’s Gourmet Ice
    Bonnie Plaza
  • Unknown Roads: Old Gods of Appalachia
    7 p.m.
    Covington Center
    SOLD OUT