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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > concept and topic overviews > alternative media > Appalshop
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > alternative media > Appalshop
... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media and society > social movement media > cinema, television, and video > Appalshop

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Appalshop  

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  • Appalshop is a nonprofit media, arts, and education center based in Whitesburg, Kentucky, with a theater division office in Norton, Virginia. The Appalachian Community Film Workshop began in October 1969 as an Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) project during the Johnson administration's War on Poverty to train Appalachian youth in film and television technology. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media; Appalshop (United States)]

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