While many students who grew up in rural communities leave for good after going off to college, some are returning to their rural roots. A scholar who studies education and small towns explains why.
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Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.
Barns are practical buildings, designed to safeguard farm animals and equipment. Why are so many of them painted to stand out from the landscape?
A federal proposal could effectively reclassify the homes of millions of Americans as rural, not urban – without anything actually changing about their communities.
Stereotypically, gay, queer and trans kids flee small towns to find acceptance in big, diverse cities like New York or Chicago. But evidence shows many will eventually return to rural areas.
The pandemic will have a long-term impact on life in the countryside.
Don’t just let idyllic representations of life in the country seduce you. Making a successful move depends on ensuring the place you have chosen is a good match for your values and needs.
Shows like ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Letterkenny’ upend how we imagine rural Canada to be. The small-town dynamics represented are wonderful presentations of what it means to be human.
Conflicts between seasonal property owners and year-round rural residents are highlighting the fault-lines between the “right to be rural” and “disaster gentrification.”
Top contributors
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PhD Candidate, School of Environmental Design & Rural Development, University of Guelph
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Professor of Entrepreneurship and Regional Economic Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Academic, University of Southern Queensland
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SNAP Coordinator, Research Faculty, University of Alaska Fairbanks
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Assistant VP for Outreach and Initiatives, Office of Research and Economic Development, and Professor, College of Education, Mississippi State University
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Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia
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Master of Arts (Island Studies) Candidate, Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island
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Course coordinator, Master of Arts in Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, University of Prince Edward Island
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Assistant Professor of Education, Southern Oregon University
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Professor of Historic Preservation, University of Vermont
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Ph.D Candidate in Higher Education, Iowa State University
