Paul A. Shackel, author of The Ruined Anthracite: Historical Trauma in Coal-Mining Communities, answers questions on his new book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? Over a […]
Q&A with Paul A. Shackel, author of THE RUINED ANTHRACITE
Tag: appalachian studies
Free E-book Giveaway: A HISTORY OF THE OZARKS, VOLUME 1
July’s free e-book is here! Check out A History of the Ozarks, Volume 1: The Old Ozarks by Brooks Blevins before the month is over! Geologic forces raised the Ozarks. […]
Appalachian Studies Assoc. 2023 Virtual Exhibit
Welcome to the University of Illinois Press virtual exhibit for the 2023 Appalachian Studies Association conference! Explore our extensive collection of books, journals, blog posts, and more. Use the promo […]
Free E-book Giveaway: UNLIKELY ANGEL
March’s free e-book is here! Check out Unlikely Angel: The Songs of Dolly Parton by Lydia R. Hamessley before the month is over! Dolly Parton’s success as a performer and […]
Q&A With Brooks Blevins, Author of History of The Ozarks, Vol.3
Brooks Blevins, author of A History of the Ozarks, Volume 3: The Ozarkers, answers questions on his scholarly influences, discoveries, and reader takeaways in his book. Q: Why did you […]
Flatfooting on YouTube
In Hoedowns, Reels, and Frolics, musician, dancer, and scholar Phil Jamison tells the story behind the square dances, step dances, reels, and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia. […]
Q&A with the editors of Studying Appalachian Studies
Chad Berry, Phillip Obermiller, and Shaunna L. Scott are the editors of the collection Studying Appalachian Studies. The editors collaborated to answer some questions about the book, which takes a global […]
Appalachian Dance by Susan Eike Spalding awarded
We are pleased to announce that Appalachian Dance: Creativity and Continuity in Six Communities by Susan Eike Spalding has been awarded the Weatherford Award in non-fiction by Berea College and […]
Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed wins Association for Humanist Sociology book award
On October 11 Shannon Elizabeth Bell accepted the Association for Humanist Sociology book award for 2014 at the AHS conference in Cleveland, Ohio, Bell’s Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed was selected […]
Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed honored
Our Roots Run Deep as Ironweed: Appalachian Women and the Fight for Environmental Justice by Shannon Elizabeth Bell was recently the recipient of two awards. Our Roots Run Deep is […]