Carrie Nobel Kline, M.A., is a folklorist, oral historian and has been a dedicated collector of living history for over a decade. She co-directed an ethnographic survey of Wheeling, West Virginia, and has worked extensively in the recording and documenting of local history. Prior to being the Spring 2001 Rockefeller Scholar-in-Residence at CSEGA, Ms. Kline received her MA in American Studies from SUNY/Buffalo. Deeply interested in Appalachian resiliency, Ms. Kline continues to conduct recorded interviews with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people from small towns and rural areas. She continues to book performance of Revelations and conducts workshops on various subjects including oral tradition, and folklore.
To contact Ms. Kline with comments on their research or to obtain copyright permission, please email her at:
kline@folktalk.org
Revelations is a theatrical presentation about Appalachian resiliency in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people written and produced by folklorist Carrie Nobel Kline. In Revelations, Carrie interweaves oral testimonials of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered West Virginians. Carrie explains "this theatre performance illuminates West Virginians' determination to express themselves in a way that is worthy of respect and admiration. Revealing their paths toward self-acceptance, audience members will glean a fresh perspective on concepts of gender from people who have broadened their own views through complex intellectual and spiritual journeys."
In the course of her Rockefeller Fellowship Carrie Nobel Kline conducted a dozen interviews with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. One interviewee is from outside the Appalachian region, and the rest are from West Virginia. The focus of Kline's research is on resiliency, especially Appalachian resiliency. Because of the confidentiality of the field research she chose to employ actors to read the words of those interviewed. Revelations focuses on people's paths to hard won self-acceptance and their journeys toward a fuller sense of humanity.
Revelations: A Celebration of Appalachian Resiliency in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered People
View the document in PDF format.
Carrie Kline will present her research in the Drinko Library Auditorium on
Friday, March 7th from 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the Drinko Library Auditorium.
This presentation will be broadcast live over the internet.
Watch Recorded Presentation
WINDOWS-MEDIA Format
Watch Recorded Presentation
REAL-MEDIA Format
Ms. Kline will be available for an online chat on Friday, March 7th from 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
This chat session is not available
A discussion list has been provided to accomodate discussion about Ms. Kline's presentation and research.
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