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Category Archives: Appalachian studies
Q&A with Jason G. Strange, author of Shelter from the Machine
in Appalachian studies, author commentary, authors, labor history, Q&A
Tagged capitalism, economy, homesteading
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Jason G. Strange, author of Shelter from the Machine: Homesteaders in the Age of Capitalism, answers questions about his why he chose to write about homesteaders and influences from his favorite books. Q: Why did you decide to write this … Continue reading
Cicero M. Fain III on “Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story”
in African American Studies, american history, Appalachian studies, author commentary, authors, Q&A
Tagged Appalachia, Huntington, West Virginia
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Cicero M. Fain III is a professor of history at the College of Southern Maryland. He recently answered some questions about his new book Black Huntington: An Appalachian Story. _______________________________________ Q: Why did you decide to write this book? I decided … Continue reading
To Live Here, You Have to Fight Receives a Grant from the Brooks Fund for Progressive Thought
in announcement, Appalachian studies, gender studies, UIP100, women's history
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The University of Illinois Press is pleased to announce that To Live Here, You Have to Fight: How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice, has been selected as a grant recipient from the Howard D. and Marjorie I. Brooks … Continue reading
Throwbacklist Thursday: Humor Has It
in Appalachian studies, folklore, music
Tagged comedy, Humor, storytelling, urban legends
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One man’s opinion: if I had to choose the hardest gig in show business or performance, without a doubt I would say “comedian.” It is hard to spin a funny story. It is hard to tell a joke. It is hard … Continue reading
Author honors at OAH
in american history, Appalachian studies, author events, authors, awards, labor history
Tagged Elizabeth Fones-Wolf, Ken Fones-Wolf, Lou Martin, Smokestacks in the Hills, Struggle for the Soul of the Postwar South
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The Organization of American Historians Annual Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, April 7-10, 2016 was a great opportunity for editors and staff from the Press to congregate with people in the field of history (and perhaps check into future acquisitions … Continue reading
Fiddling Bill’s beautiful music
in Appalachian studies, music
Tagged Beautiful Music All Around Us, folk music, National Recording Registry, Stephen Wade
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Word comes from the Library of Congress that twenty-five selections have been added to the National Recording Registry. While the likes of Merle Haggard and the unstoppable Gloria Gaynor will no doubt get the headlines, we at the UIP Palace of Sounds … Continue reading
Studying Appalachian Studies wins Weatherford Award
in Appalachian studies, awards, higher education
Tagged georgraphy, sociology, Weatehrford Award
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Studying Appalachian Studies: Making the Path by Walking, edited by Chad Berry, Phillip J. Obermiller, and Shaunna L. Scott has been awarded the Weatherford Award in non-fiction by Berea College and the Appalachian Studies Association. The award is given to … Continue reading
Throwbacklist Thursday: Life Is Old There
in american history, Appalachian studies, music, radical studies
Tagged Appalachian history, Aunt Molly Jackson, Don West, Edith Maxwell, The Stoneans
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Appalachia is one of those words that encompasses a universe and leaves each of us to form our own ideas of what it means. For me, to use one example, Appalachia ties into the back-to-the-earth movement popular when I was … Continue reading