Degree Name
MA (Master of Arts)
Program
Appalachian Studies
Date of Award
12-2016
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Fred Sauceman, Chair
Committee Members
Dr. Ted Olson, Dr. Dorothy Drinkard-Hawkshaw
Abstract
The myth and image of Southern Appalachia spun by local color writers of the early nineteenth century and, later, by local elites in privileged positions of power have long cast the historiography of the region in tones of Caucasian lineage and remediation. The production of culture, contribution to community, and service to church and, family long considered to be the domain of women has predominantly been viewed from the privilege of a white perspective. Prescriptive definitions of a monochromatic culture in the Uplands of Southern Appalachia has written out the cultural contribution of diverse ethnicities who continue to call the region home. The purpose of this study is to illuminate the ways in which women of color and diversity contribute to the production of culture through service to their communities, volunteer outreach, and service in the church and, as models of core Appalachian values for their families.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Kaye, Sherry Ms., "Recasting the White Stereotype of Southern Appalachia: Contribution to Culture and Community by Black Appalachian Women" (2016). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 3156. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3156
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.