{"product_id":"appalachia-in-the-classroom-teaching-the-region-paperback","title":"Appalachia in the Classroom: Teaching the Region - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTheresa L. Burriss\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppalachia in the Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e contributes to the twenty-first century dialogue about Appalachia by offering topics and teaching strategies that represent the diversity found within the region. Appalachia is a distinctive region with various cultural characteristics that can't be essentialized or summed up by a single text.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppalachia in the Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e offers chapters on teaching Appalachian poetry and fiction as well as discussions of nonfiction, films, and folklore. Educators will find teaching strategies that they can readily implement in their own classrooms; they'll also be inspired to employ creative ways of teaching marginalized voices and to bring those voices to the fore. In the growing national movement toward place-based education, \u003ci\u003eAppalachia in the Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e offers a critical resource and model for engaging place in various disciplines and at several different levels in a thoughtful and inspiring way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors: Emily Satterwhite, Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt, John C. Inscoe, Erica Abrams Locklear, Jeff Mann, Linda Tate, Tina L. Hanlon, Patricia M. Gantt, Ricky L. Cox, Felicia Mitchell, R. Parks Lanier, Jr., Theresa L. Burriss, Grace Toney Edwards, and Robert M. West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheresa L. Burriss\u003c\/b\u003e is the Chair of Appalachian Studies and Director of the Appalachian Regional \u0026amp; Rural Studies Center at Radford University, Virginia. She is the contributing senior editor of \u003ci\u003ePluck! The Journal of Affrilachian Arts \u0026amp; Culture, \u003c\/i\u003e and her publications on the Affrilachians have appeared in the journals \u003ci\u003eAppalachian Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIron Mountain Review, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as in the books \u003ci\u003eAn American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of African American Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatricia M. Gantt\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of English at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. She is the editor of the five-volume \u003ci\u003eStudent's Encyclopedia of Great American Writers.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work on Appalachian writers has appeared in \u003ci\u003eIron Mountain Review, An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature, Her Words: Diverse Voices in Contemporary Appalachian Women's Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBreaking Boundaries: New Perspectives on Regional Writing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52618717659443,"sku":"9780821420423","price":55.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UUl2Zm10cGhTZ2ZhME5CTHpFdXZsdz09.webp?v=1761908233","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/appalachia-in-the-classroom-teaching-the-region-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}