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From Appalachian mountain music to bluegrass and gospel hymns, Dolly Parton was no ordinary country singer.
Disasters weaken support systems that take years to rebuild, at the same time people caught in them are under extraordinary financial and psychological stress.
For more than a century, anti-Catholicism was a powerful force in the region’s culture and politics. But religious pluralism ultimately triumphed in the ‘Queen City.’
A Kentucky woman was arrested for ordering abortion meds online. Her case shows how bad policy can trap people just trying to cope with an unintended pregnancy.
Bruce Springsteen wrote and recorded ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ within days of Alex Pretti’s killing, continuing a long tradition of songs as protest against violence and repression.
Coal mines are notorious sources of acid mine drainage, but the orange sludge that threatens water supplies and wildlife also contains valuable rare earth elements.
The retirement of United Mine Workers of America’s longtime president is a reminder that labor and religion have always been entangled in coal country.
Research shows that rural women in the US are more likely to be killed by their current or former male partners compared to their urban and suburban counterparts.
The latest floods exposed the deep vulnerability of many mountain communities in eastern Kentucky, where land ownership patterns and other barriers to recovery can leave residents with few options.
Weather disasters, particularly floods, can create health threats that linger for months, from infected cuts to mold growth to mental stress.
There’s a widespread argument that ‘poachers’ are responsible for the scarcity of wild ginseng. But a scholar who has interviewed diggers explains that most of them are good stewards.
Vance’s hometown has been analyzed as a sweeping symbol – sometimes overlooking the area’s distinct history and experiences.
Large parts of Appalachia’s forests, once owned by coal companies, now make money for investors by storing carbon. But the results bring few jobs or sizable investments for residents.
The genre – also known as ‘folk art’ or ‘outsider art’ – serves as a reminder that art is a universal human pursuit.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author is just one of many artists from Appalachia who are probing the crisis in their work, while taking pains to ensure that it doesn’t define the region and its people.
Doc Watson’s popularity and influence came from his virtuosic guitar playing, powerful voice, broad musical taste, folksy storytelling and lack of pretense.
The Wapiti Formation in Alberta is turning out to be a rich site for dinosaur and other fossils. A recent discovery could fill in the gaps about a transition between different ecological communities.
Appalachia has one of the highest rates of oral health problems per person in the US.
Not all cases of La Crosse disease affect the neurological system, but those that do can be severe and sometimes fatal – especially in children.
Top contributors
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Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University
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Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of History, Miami University
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Professor of Rural-Urban Policy, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Rural Sociology, Penn State
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Professor of Social Welfare, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Honorary Fellow in Structural Geology and Tectonics, The University of Melbourne
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Research Professor of Psychology; Director of the Life Paths Appalachian Research Center, Sewanee: The University of the South
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Associate professor of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University
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Professor of American Studies and English, Middlebury College
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Faculty Member, George R. Farmer Jr., Law Library, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor in Human Geography, Lund University
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Associate Professor of Public Health, The Ohio State University
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Professor, Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University