Emergency Relief for Foodways Series and Appalachian Literary Imprint

FAIN: GA-276101-20

Hindman Settlement School, Inc. (Hindman, KY 41822-0844)
Jason Brashear (Project Director: May 2020 to September 2024)

The salaries of a number of staff and advisers to create a series of programs and publications on Appalachian regional culture.

To support the continued development and execution of two humanities initiatives, which are at-risk of major delay and/or cancellation as a result of the Coronavrius pandemic, at the historic Hindman Settlement School. The humanities initiatives needing emergency relief include: Agrilachia, an ongoing lecture, conversation, and workshop series that documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the evolving central Appalachian region, and Fireside Industries, a literary imprint that documents the stories, traditions, and other aspects of the social experience in central Appalachia through the publication of new works from diverse voices alongside vital texts from the region’s past.