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2018-2019 Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HIST 319 - Southern Appalachian History and Culture

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An multidisciplinary introduction to the events, people, movements, and themes of Appalachian history from earliest human habitation to the present day with a particular emphasis on understanding of the roots of Appalachian identity, and how the unique environment of the Southern Appalachian mountains shaped that identity. This course looks at the region’s unique material culture, religion, music, dance, arts & crafts, oral traditions, and literature, how they developed and how they have evolved to the present day. Spring.