AS 2411 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Appalachian Journey, Berea College, Folklore

• School: App State
• Department: Appalachian Studies
• Course: AS 2411
• Professor: William Schumann

Document Summary

Pure american or scots- irish : appalachia is rural besides a few towns. Inbreeding: religious, poverty stricken (poor, self-sufficiency, uneducated/ illiterate, drunkards, white people are the majority. Ignorance: where do stereotypes come from, outsiders, 1880"s, local color writers, local religion, mission school, lack of religion, missionization. Idea of hillbillies being the holler over (not them: hollow folk, stereotypes are, maleable, profitable, class-consciousness, fear, outsider coming into appalachia. Needs correction in their religion according to the appalachia people. 3-1-17: museum of appalachia, 1969, simplicity- self-sufficiency , low technology, reference to the present (middle landscape, cultural nostalgia. Increases conflict between different tribes: territorial strain, strain on marriage relations, more men dying in conflict with native american neighbors, economic control, dependency, depopulation, people moving out because of disease. I do for you and when you need my help, you do for me: kin groups, patrilineal (men, agriculture is controlled or managed by women.