No. It is not an oxymoron. I've been enjoying studying Ozarks culture.
I was able to attend the Eighth Annual Ozarks Symposium in West Plains on Sept. 20. It is organized each year by the Ozarks Studies Committee at Missouri State University - West Plains.
It was a 3 day event, but I was only able to attend one day. The presenters were very good and I enjoyed it very much.
This is the link to the symposium website:
http://ozarksymposium.wp.missouristate.edu/
I'm also participating in a free, not-for-credit, online course called "Ozarks History: Examining an American Culture. It started September 8 and lasts for ten weeks. The course explores issues such as regional heritage, cultural adaptation, and the survival of regional land cultural identity and folkways through comparison of Ozarks people and places with other cultural groups and regions.
The website link for the course:
http://www.MissouriState.edu/Ozarks
So... I'm trying to find that true Ozarks culture.
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