Sarah Jones

2 months ago | dissentmagazine.org | Sarah Jones |Jake Rosenfeld |Kate Aronoff |Evan Malmgren

Pride and Prejudice For Arlie Russell Hochschild, understanding why rural voters favor Trump requires coming to grips with the role of emotion in politics. ▪ Winter 2025 Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Rightby Arlie Russell HochschildThe New Press, 2024, 400 pp. Last fall, the waters rose in Appalachia and did not stop until many were dead and many more were homeless.

Oct 21, 2024 | znetwork.org | Sarah Jones

Writer and director Elaine McMillion Sheldon begins her latest documentary, King Coal, with a funeral rite. A multigenerational, multiracial procession of people in black clothing walks slowly up a country road. All is quiet except for the sound of insects and a steady drum. Who are these mourners? Sheldon lets the mystery linger. But we learn eventually that the solemn rite is for a king—King Coal—or perhaps for the past he represents.

Oct 20, 2024 | portside.org | Sarah Jones

In the Shadow of King Coal Published October 20, 2024 Writer and director Elaine McMillion Sheldon begins her latest documentary, King Coal, with a funeral rite. A multigenerational, multiracial procession of people in black clothing walks slowly up a country road. All is quiet except for the sound of insects and a steady drum. Who are these mourners? Sheldon lets the mystery linger.

Sep 24, 2024 | dissentmagazine.org | Sarah Jones |Rachel Riederer |Nick Serpe

In the Shadow of King Coal While the coal industry is in terminal decline, it still shapes the culture of central Appalachia. ▪ Fall 2024 Writer and director Elaine McMillion Sheldon begins her latest documentary, King Coal, with a funeral rite. A multigenerational, multiracial procession of people in black clothing walks slowly up a country road. All is quiet except for the sound of insects and a steady drum. Who are these mourners? Sheldon lets the mystery linger.

Sep 23, 2024 | dissentmagazine.org | Sean Byrnes |Timothy Shenk |Chris Maisano |Sarah Jones

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