Skip to Main Content Skip to Main Navigation Skip to Footer
UNG Logo
  • Info For...
    • Accepted Students
    • Current Students
    • Parents & Family
    • Faculty & Staff
    • Alumni
    • Business & Community
    • International Students
  • Quicklinks
    • Directories
    • myUNG
    • Academic Catalogs
    • Athletics
    • Banner
    • Bookstore
    • Calendars
    • Campuses & Maps
    • Continuing Education
    • D2L
    • Employment / HR
    • IT Service Desk
    • Libraries
    • Testing
    • UNG Foundation
  • Admissions
  • Corps of Cadets
  • Academics
  • Cost & Aid
  • Student Life
  • News & Events
  • Athletics
  • About Us
Newsroom
  • All Articles
  • Media Relations Contact
  • Expert Guide
  • Points of Pride
  • Magazine
  • Social Media
    1. UNG
    2. News

    English professor co-edits book of essays on Appalachian culture

    October 20, 2017
    Dr. Jürgen E.Grandt and Dr. Leslie Worthington, dean of academic programs and services at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama, have collaborated on "Seeking Home: Marginalization and Representation in Appalachian Literature and Song," a collection of essays that explores Appalachian cultures.

    Article By: Staff

    Dr. Jürgen E. Grandt, associate professor of English at the University of North Georgia (UNG), has co-edited a volume of essays exploring a region of the country rich in culture but destitute in nearly everything else.

    Grandt and Dr. Leslie Worthington, dean of academic programs and services at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama, have collaborated on "Seeking Home: Marginalization and Representation in Appalachian Literature and Song," a collection of essays that explores Appalachian cultures.

    The anthology peels away the layers of stereotypes to present a rich, diversified culture; the region's music, poetry, storytelling, letters, and fiction by a wide variety of artists are examined, including works by Barbara Kingsolver, Frank X Walker, Charles Frazier, and Ron Rash.

    Grandt said he and Worthington agreed that the anthology would be theoretically sophisticated and reflect the cultural and racial diversity of the region.

    "I did not want this to be the same-old, same-old about dueling banjos and squealing pigs and illegal moonshine, another installment of what I call ‘Lost Cause criticism’ that seems to be still thriving in certain corners of the discipline," Grandt said.

    Grandt teaches African-American literature, early American literature and English composition at UNG. He is the author of two critically acclaimed monographs, "Kinds of Blue: The Jazz Aesthetic in African American Narrative," and "Shaping Words to Fit the Soul: The Southern Ritual Grounds of Afro-Modernism."

    "Seeking Home," published by the University of Tennessee Press, has been nominated for the C. Hugh Holman Award, presented annually by The Society for the Study of Southern Literature for the best book of literary criticism, literary history or scholarly editions in the field of Southern literature.

    Contact the Author

    Two women honored  for entrepreneurship

    Two women honored for entrepreneurship

    UNG senior Krista Willey and alumna Taylor Merritt earned entrepreneurship awards from the Mike Cottrell College of Business this fall.
    Arabic debate team  competes in Utah

    Arabic debate team competes in Utah

    UNG students competed at the fourth annual U.S. Arabic Debate Championships, defeating the University of Houston and University of Mary Washington combined team.
    High school students  explore teaching field

    High school students explore teaching field

    Hundreds of high school students participated in the seventh annual Future Georgia Educators Day on Oct. 31, learning about the teaching profession from UNG students and College of Education faculty.
    Five cadets in top 10% nationally

    Five cadets in top 10% nationally

    Seventeen UNG cadets have been named Distinguished Military Graduates for the 2023-24 academic year, with five of them among the top 10% nationally of graduating active-duty-eligible cadets.

    UNG Logo
    • Contact Us
    • Request Information
    • Quick Facts
    • Campus Maps & Directions
    • Student Consumer Information
    • Campus Safety
    • Emergency Information
    • Employment/HR
    • UNG Policies & Procedures
    • UNG Alumni Association
    • UNG Foundation
    • Ethics & Compliance Hotline
    • Human Trafficking Notice
    • Equal Empl. Opportunity

    © 2023 The University System of Georgia and the University of North Georgia.

    UNG follows the section 508 Standards and WCAG 2.0 for web accessibility. If you require this content in another format, please send an email to the ADA Coordinator.

    Use of military-themed imagery does not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense.

    • Accreditation
    • Accessibility
    • Privacy Policy
    Establishing Connection...
    AskNigel