Moundsville is still making an impact. The University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) is screening the film at 1pm on April 10. I’m going to be present, and will discuss the film afterwards. Location: Posvar building, room 4130.
The screening is part of GSPIA’s Global Appalachia series, which has gathered scholars and students to discussing books “on the region of Appalachia from a global perspective.” The series theme is “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on a Region in Motion.”
Books have included Steven Stoll’s Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia , a deep look at the history of Appalachia with a focus on the complexity of its economic and culture; Chris Hamby’s Soul Full of Coal Dust: A Fight for Breath and Justice in Appalachia, about coal mining and black lung disease; and Neema Avashia’s Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place, a memoir of growing up queer in a small industrial West Virginia town.
Our goal in making the film was to tell a deeper story about Appalachia for the region– and the world.
John W. Miller
Congrats, John! Very exciting.