The founder of the West Virginia Dialect Project hopes to debunk some of the myths about the way Appalachian people speak and instill pride in a rich, oft-maligned culture.
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Coal miners are often romanticized in our society and held up as examples of hard-working Americans who deserve our respect. In reality, many retired miners could get the shaft this Friday.
Anything That Gives Off Light explores Scottishness from three very different perspectives.
Beyond the environmental cost, what is the psychological toll on communities of mountaintop removal coal mining?
The U.S. coal industry is rapidly losing jobs and market share to lower-carbon energy sources. Here we examine what kind of aid can help mining communities transition to a post-coal future.
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Professor of Rural-Urban Policy, The Ohio State University
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Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University
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Honorary Fellow in Structural Geology and Tectonics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Biology, Georgia State University, Georgia State University
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Associate professor of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University
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Faculty Member, George R. Farmer Jr., Law Library, West Virginia University
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Associate Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Public Health, Texas A&M University
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Professor of Linguistics, West Virginia University
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Lecturer in Environmental Studies, Brandeis University
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Professor of Culture and Heritage, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor of Occupational Medicine, West Virginia University
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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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Professor of Social Work, University of Tennessee
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Ph.D. Student, The Ohio State University
