Ozarks Studies
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Recent papers in Ozarks Studies
Presented at the 11th Annual Ozarks Symposium, West Plains, MO, September 2017
Reviews Darren Dochuk's From Bible Belt to Sun Belt: Plain-Folk Religion, Grassroots Politics, and the Rise of Evangelical Conservatism.
Presented at the 62nd Missouri Conference on History, March 12, 2020
A ubiquitous aspect of Eastern Orthodox devotionalism is the inclusion of icon corners in the homes of adherents. This study draws on data from ethnographic interviews with members of the Theotokos Unexpected Joy Orthodox Church in Ash... more
The shooting in 2014 at the Jewish community Center in Kansas City, galvanized the Springfield, Missouri community against anti-Semitism. However, the residents of both Lawrence County, Missouri, the next county to Greene that houses... more
What is not often remembered in Ozarks’ history is the experimental Jewish commune in Newport, Arkansas. The Am Olam movement was founded in the later part of the 19th Century as a part of the emerging Russian socialist movement to combat... more
What happens when a sprightly divorcée school teacher writes a fan letter to a lonely, depressed novelist? Will this improbable new muse somehow save his life and help him revive his career? In this feature documentary sequel to "Stay... more
Throughout the twentieth century, many farm families in the Missouri Ozarks, USA, significantly changed their practices or abandoned agriculture as an occupation altogether. Researchers, farmers, and the general public assume the shift... more
This presentation addresses the role that the Temple Israel congregants played in the creation of the documentary and their reaction to the completed project. A study, such as this oral history, cannot progress efficiently or effectively... more
This presentation examines the impact of the Seeing Traditions photography exhibition, displayed in Meyer Library, Missouri State University library for three months, on its viewers. Anyone who came through the library saw at least part... more
This historical fiction is based on the memoir by Katie Herder about her experiences in the Am Olam commune outside Newport, Arkansas. Due out in 2019.
In this feature-length documentary, Donald Harington, ‘America’s greatest unknown writer,’ describes the origins of Stay More, the fictional Ozark village where he sets his novels. Harington shares his childhood memories of the tiny town... more