Don't Judge a Book by It's Cover

126 Lee Avenue,Pikeville KY 41501

29 November, 2022

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Sponsored by Girl Scouts of Kentucky's Wilderness Road, Pike County Public Library and University of Pikeville Social Work Department Cheikh Ndiaye, Student Outreach Coordinator ACE Program, University of Pikeville Race and Immigration, 5:00-5:30 pm Cheikh will be sharing his experience as an African emigrant living in Eastern Kentucky. Dr. Genesia Kilgore-Bowling, MSW Program Director, University of Pikeville. Bias in Body Type, 5:30-6:00 pm Anti-fat bias and the resulting discriminatory behavior is widely documented and impacts almost every aspect of an obese person’s life. Dr. Kilgore-Bowling will be talking about the impact of this on the lives of people especially those living in the Appalachia area. Ashley York, Journalist and Filmmaker Instructor Southern California School of Cinematic Arts Appalachian Stereotypes, 6:00-7:00 pm Ashley is a Kentucky-born director and producer who is interested in documentaries and cinematic journalism. She has worked on Academy Award winning teams and as a producer on projects that have premiered at the Sundance, Berlin and SXSW Film Festivals was well as Netflix, HBO, National Geographic, Oprah Winfrey’s Network, A&E, IFC, Discover and the Sundance Channel. She will be speaking about her documentary, 'Hillbilly' that examines the iconic hillbilly image in media and culture. The film explores more than a hundred years of media representation of mountain and rural people and offers an urgent exploration of how we see and think about rural America.