Module 3:
Research in Appalachia
Module 2, Activity 2: Cautionary Tales — Erikson
In this activity you will review examples of Appalachian regional research projects that have been influenced by overgeneralization and oversimplification of the region and its inhabitants. You will have the opportunity to respond to synopses of this research. Activity one is based on Erikson, Kai T. Everything In Its Path: Destruction of Community in the Buffalo Creek Flood. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1976.
Instructions:
- Read 3-2 Cautionary Tales Erikson Synopsis.pdf
- Open the file CJ 3-2 Cautionary Tales Erikson.doc and answer the follow up questions.
- Read the critique 3-1 Cautionary Tales Erikson Critique.pdf
Please proceed within this module to Activity 3 Cautionary Tale: Loof