UK Appalachian Center Hosts AMI Film Showcase
Young people from the Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) will be showcasing three films on campus this week that give a realistic look at Appalachia.
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Something Old and Something New: The Study of Dialect Trends In West Virginia
Dr. Kirk Hazen Lecture part of the Linguistic lecture speaker series.
Dean's Channel: Appalachia in the 21st Century
Dean Mark Kornbluh sits down with Ann Kingsolver, a professor in the Department of Anthropology and the new Director of the Appalachian Research Center and the Appalachian Studies Program. Find out about her passion for the region and how she plans to strengthen UK/Appalachia connections.
Fading Appalachian Dialect Features
Dr. Kirk Hazen from West Virginia University discusses Fading Appalachian Dialect Features. This is part of the linguistics program speaker series.
Visiting Professor To Discuss Environmental History
University of Massachusetts-Lowell history professor will discuss the history of environmentalism and its connection to the modern-day struggle against mountaintop removal.
Natalie Baxter at Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute
In summer 2011, Arts & Sciences Video Production team member Natalie Baxter traveled to Whitesburg, Ky to help teach Appalshop interns how to create documentary style short films about the Appalachian region. The program, Appalachian Media Institute (AMI), has interns ages 14 to 21 that live in the surrounding Appalachian Kentucky counties.
Filmed by: Dana Rogers, Brian Connors Manke, and Noah Adler
Edited by: Dana Rogers
Locals Want to Return to Harlan County
Tricia Dyk, the University of Kentucky's Director of the Center for Leadership Development, asked Harlan County students almost 20 years ago what they wanted to be when they grew up.