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Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) The Association is run primarily by volunteers who make up the governing committees of the Association.

Fostering quality of life and appreciation for Appalachia and promoting and engaging action since 1977, the ASA is a non-profit organization located at Marshall University in Huntington, WV. The Appalachian Studies Association (ASA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1977 by a group of scholars, teachers, and regional activists who believed that shared community has been and will continue to be important to those writing, researching, and teaching about Appalachia. One of the main ways ASA fulfills its mission is through hosting an annual Appalachian Studies Conference at different locations each year. Additionally, the Appalachian Studies Association publishes a semi-annual newsletter (Appalink) which keeps members up-to-date on Conference information and other ASA events, as well as the Journal of Appalachian Studies which contains scholarly articles, book reviews, and bibliographies. Anyone wishing to contribute to the Appalachian community, acquaint themselves with Appalachia, or just to learn more about the area is welcome to join!

Now calling for Award Nominations!Visit the Appalachian Studies Association website or follow the link below to learn mo...
10/26/2026

Now calling for Award Nominations!
Visit the Appalachian Studies Association website or follow the link below to learn more!
https://www.appalachianstudies.org/awards

The fellowship honors Wilma Dykeman Stokely, whose nonfiction and novels chronicle the people and land of East Tennessee. Founded in 2008 with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Appalachian Studies Association (ASA), this fellowship is designed to provide funding in the amount of $3,000 to one person annually (when funding is available) to support research related to the goals of the endowment — promoting scholarship on gender (including gender identities and sexualities), race, and/or ethnicity in Appalachia.

10/23/2026
Come exhibit with us!WHY EXHIBIT AT ASA?Visibility and ExposureReach approximately 800-1,000 people in the exhibit hall!...
10/23/2026

Come exhibit with us!
WHY EXHIBIT AT ASA?
Visibility and Exposure
Reach approximately 800-1,000 people in the exhibit hall!
Expand Your Target Market
Attendees include scholars from diverse fields, teachers, artists, writers, and members of Appalachian-oriented organizations, agencies, and communities.
Learn. Meet Community. Have Fun!
The exhibit fee includes admission to all concurrent sessions and non-ticketed events for two people per vendor.
Bucknell University and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
March 4-7, 2027
https://www.appalachianstudies.org/50th-conference

Want to join the education committee? Contact Leah Vance-Berg at leah.vance-berg@midway.edu
10/21/2026

Want to join the education committee? Contact Leah Vance-Berg at [email protected]

ASA at 50, Where do we go from here? Make your plans now to join us to celebrate ASA’s 50th anniversary!Have you registe...
10/21/2026

ASA at 50, Where do we go from here? Make your plans now to join us to celebrate ASA’s 50th anniversary!
Have you registered?
Have you booked your hotel?
Need accessibility information?
Want to be an exhibitor?
Want to learn about Lewisburg?
Visit the conference website to learn more:
https://www.appalachianstudies.org/50th-conference
50th Annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference: Where Do We Go from Here?
Bucknell University and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
March 4-7, 2027

Great event next week from ReImagine Appalachia
10/20/2026

Great event next week from ReImagine Appalachia

10/20/2026

Black Appalachia has always been here. Now there’s a new book to prove it, again.

Marshall’s Dr. Cicero M. Fain III is in Charleston Monday to talk about Black Appalachia: Race, Place, and Identity, the anthology he co-edited with Sheena Harris Hayes, Wilburn Hayden Jr. and William H. Turner. It picks up where the 1985 classic Blacks in Appalachia left off, and it just won the 2026 Thomas D. Clark Medallion.

📍 WVSU Capitol Center, 123 Summers St., Charleston
🗓 Mon., Oct. 19 · 6–8 PM
Free. Lecture, discussion, light reception. Taylor Books will have copies for signing.

Come through. Bring somebody.

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Huntington, WV
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