Amelia Kirby, November 14, 2015

Amelia Kirby, November 14, 2015

Appalshop, Inc.

Appalachians (people)

Highlander Research and Education Center (Knoxville, Tenn.)

Appalachian Region

Prison-industrial complex

WMMT-FM (Radio station : Whitesburg, Ky.)

Appalachian Region--Economic conditions

Appalachians (people)--Social conditions

Amelia Kirby begins by describing her childhood in southwestern Virginia where she was the only child among a number of households of artists, activists, and academics. She discusses her own academic development in the context of research at Hampshire College that led her to engage with prison activism through a variety of Appalshop projects. Finally, Kirby reflects on the value and legacies of Appalshop in her own life and career.

video

2015oh498_appal019

Jeff Keith

Rayna Gellert

Amelia Kirby

Coal mines and mining--Virginia

Coal miners--Labor unions--Organizing

War on Drugs