New York Times praises Professor Pruitt's essay in Appalachian Reckoning anthology

‘Hillbilly Elegy,’” singled out Professor Lisa Pruitt’s essay in the book, “What Hillbilly Elegy Reveals About Race in 21st Century America,” for praise. Read the review: https://nyti.ms/2ICg62w

Lisa R. Pruitt, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor at UC Davis School of Law, is a scholar whose recent work explores the legal relevance of rural spatiality, including how it inflects dimensions of gender, race and ethnicity. Pruitt's work also considers rural-urban difference in transnational and international contexts.