The Dig: The Problem with the Problem With Appalachia

<p>For many, conservatives and liberals alike, Appalachia provides a skeleton key for interpreting changes in American politics that might otherwise be difficult to comprehend. But the way conservatives and liberals talk about Appalachia tells us a lot more about conservatives and liberals than it does about the region. Elizabeth Catte, the author of <i>What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia</i>, puts the region and representations of it in historical and political-economic context.</p><p>Thanks to Verso Books, which has loads of great left-wing titles at <a href="http://www.versobooks.com" rel="nofollow">www.versobooks.com</a>. And thanks to University of California Press, which just published <i>Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century</i> by Barbara Ransby: <a href="http://ucpress.edu/book/9780520292710/making-all-black-lives-matter" rel="nofollow">ucpress.edu/book/9780520292710/making-all-black-lives-matter</a>.</p><div>Support this podcast with money at <a href="http://Patreon.com/TheDig!" rel="nofollow">Patreon.com/TheDig!</a></div>