Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (861 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0813134374 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 296 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Lewis shaped the field of Appalachian studies by emphasizing community participation and challenging traditional perceptions of the region and its people. Often referred to as the leader of inspiration in Appalachian studies, Helen Matthews Lewis linked scholarship with activism and encouraged deeper analysis of the region. Beaver and Judith Jennings highlight the achievements of Lewis's extensive career, examining her role as a teacher and activist at Clinch Valley College (now University of Virginia at Wise) and East Tennessee State University in the 1960s, as well as her work with Appalshop and the Highland Center. Helen Matthews Lewis: Living Social Justice in Appalachia, a collection of Lewis's writings and memories that document her life and work, begins in 1943 with her job on the yearbook staff at Georgia State College for Women with Mary Flannery O'Connor.Editors Patricia D. Helen Matthews Lewis connects Lewis's works to wider social movements by examining the history of progressive activism in Appalachia. The book provides unique insight into the development of regional studies and the life of a dynamic revolutionary, delivering a captivating and personal narrative of one woman's mission of activism and social justice.
"Helen Lewis" according to Martha. I have met Helen Lewis and it is a pleasure to see her writings in the venue. This is a must read for anyone interested in social justice for Appalachia.
""This book will be welcomed by those of us who found in Helen a role model who combines the life of the mind, the thirst for social justice, and the wisdom of soulful humor. Lewis."Georgia Library Quarterly. The sweeping chronicle of Helen Lewis's actions and words reveals how she continues to make history by living social justice and refusing to capitulate to unjust power. The lessons could not be more timely, instructive, and inspiring."Barbara Ellen Smith, author of Neither Separate Nor Equal: Women, Race
She lives in North Carolina. Beaver, director of the Center for Appalachian Studies and professor of anthropology at Appalachian State University, is coeditor of Tales from Sacred Wind: Coming of Age in Appalachia. . Patricia D. She lives in Morganton, Georgia. Judith Jennings, executive director of the Kentucky Foundation for Women, is the author of Gender, Religion, and Radi