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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.
How the idea of a hyper-connected society could quickly go from utopia to dystopia and why neither scenario is likely to last.
An aggressive posture is one thing – but doing something about it is another, as countries factor in the costs and risks of aggression.
Some people have objected to childhood vaccination since it was introduced in the late 1700s. And their reasons sound remarkably familiar to those of anti-vaxxers today.
Explore the hidden origins of one of China’s most significant historic sites.
While people from many nations have chosen to make their home in France, the British were among the first and remain the most numerous.
Pickett’s Charge was one of the seminal battles of the U.S. Civil War, setting the stage for the ultimate Confederacy defeat. Could it have played out differently?
Very little is known about suicide and suicide attempts during modern genocides – but we do know there is an aftermath of suicide among victims.
What we buy has defined who we are since the Gold Rush. In the 1850s and 1860s, people communicated their social status by buying stuff - dinner sets, junk jewellery - and throwing their old things away.
Roman gladiators were unique and complex characters, and certainly not the sporting heroes they’re depicted as in culture today.
The story of African-American music is a story of eclipsing expectations and subverting norms.
Some have denounced the New York Public Theater for encouraging violence against President Trump. But the play does just the opposite, warning of the pitfalls of political assassination.
Despite a low voter turnout, the new French president has a solid majority in parliament. He will need it to push his reforms at home and in Europe.
Wandering the city by foot helps us look beneath ordinary conceptions of the face value of a place to the meanings built up and lost over time.
A new study of how frequently certain words were used between 1800 and 2000 shows that political power as a guiding principle is more important than money and religious belief.
The Booker Prize-winning novelist’s Reith lectures explore the complex relationship between historical fact and fiction.
Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that ‘real’ Australians are white.
We take it for granted, but it wasn’t always so easy to take part in the democratic functioning of the country.
Over the past 300 years, Western educated elites have debated, founded and expanded the right to vote.
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