In the forward for Familiar Paths, Vol. 1, photographer and documentary filmmaker Jared Hamilton says, “This series is meant to feel like mamaw’s warm blanket on a rainy day.” And it does. The zine is filled with black and white images and contains almost no text, with the exception of […]
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Explore How Appalachia Voted in 2020
Although the media called the 2020 President race weeks ago, states across the country are finalizing their recounts and certifying their tallies this week, but the outcome is unlikely to change. Vice President Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. Appalachia is made up of 420 […]
Read MoreAuthor Matthew Thomas-Reid and the Difference Between ‘Queer’ and ‘Quar’ in Appalachia
As Matthew Thomas-Reid grew up in the shadows of the Appalachian mountains in North Carolina, the difference between being “queer” and “quar,” as it was pronounced in that thick, Southern dialect, was obvious to him. “Older folks would look at me and say, ‘boy, you’re quar,’ and I got that […]
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