Dr Harkins explains: ‘’Hillbilly Elegy’ was a compelling ... ‘There is incredible pride in being Appalachian, and talking to more people with that pride and who represent diverse ...

People in Appalachia are talking about "Hillbilly Elegy" ‒ and not all of them kindly. Ohio Sen. JD Vance's bestselling memoir, which thrust him into the spotlight in 2016, gained renewed ...

There’s a point made in the film — which has won many honors, including the jury prize at the Los Angeles Film Festival — that beyond the term hillbilly there’s a lack of knowledge about the people of ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was first published in 2016 when J.D. Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy” was released ... disaffection of America’s working class whites, look to Greater Appalachia. (Vance) gives ...

People do change ... he was just a self-proclaimed “hillbilly” raised in the Appalachian mountains, living in poverty, despair and dysfunction. His journey to Yale Law School was documented ...