A Panel Discussion on Vernacular Speech with Poet Melissa Range
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Description
Winona State University (WSU) professors Andrew Higl, Jim Armstrong, Ditlev Larson, and Brooke Boulton talk with poet Melissa Range about the use of vernacular speech in literature. Range grew up in Eastern Tennessee and often uses Appalachian English in her work. The panel delves into the political and cultural aspects of the vernacular, including a discussion of particular Appalachian idioms and the class assumptions that many people make when they are confronted with vernacular speech. Range reads several of her poems by way of example.
Start Date
4-1-2022 7:00 PM
End Date
4-1-2022 8:00 PM
Location
Winona State University
Recommended Citation
Range, Melissa; Higl, Andrew; Armstrong, James; Larson, Ditlev; and Boulton, Brooke, "A Panel Discussion on Vernacular Speech with Poet Melissa Range" (2022). Great River Reading Series. 4.
https://openriver.winona.edu/greatriverreadingseries/ay2022/Schedule/4
Unique Identifier
WSUENGGRRS_2022_Panel-Range-Melissa
Closed Captions for the Melissa Range Panel Discussion
A Panel Discussion on Vernacular Speech with Poet Melissa Range
Winona State University
Winona State University (WSU) professors Andrew Higl, Jim Armstrong, Ditlev Larson, and Brooke Boulton talk with poet Melissa Range about the use of vernacular speech in literature. Range grew up in Eastern Tennessee and often uses Appalachian English in her work. The panel delves into the political and cultural aspects of the vernacular, including a discussion of particular Appalachian idioms and the class assumptions that many people make when they are confronted with vernacular speech. Range reads several of her poems by way of example.
