The Larder - Food Studies Methods from the American South (Paperback, New)

The sixteen essays in "The Larder" argue that the study of food does not simply help us understand more about what we eat and the foodways we embrace. The methods and strategies herein help scholars use food and foodways as lenses to examine human experience. The resulting conversations provoke a deeper understanding of our overlapping, historically situated, and evolving cultures and societies.
"The Larder" presents some of the most influential scholars in the discipline today, from established authorities such as Psyche Williams-Forson to emerging thinkers such as Rien T. Fertel, writing on subjects as varied as hunting, farming, and marketing, as well as examining restaurants, iconic dishes, and cookbooks.
Editors John T. Edge, Elizabeth Engelhardt, and Ted Ownby bring together essays that demonstrate that food studies scholarship, as practiced in the American South, sets methodological standards for the discipline. The essayists ask questions about gender, race, and ethnicity as they explore issues of identity and authenticity. And they offer new ways to think about material culture, technology, and the business of food.
"The Larder" is not driven by nostalgia. Reading such a collection of essays may not encourage food metaphors. "It's not a feast, not a gumbo, certainly not a home-cooked meal," Ted Ownby argues in his closing essay. Instead, it's a healthy step in the right direction, taken by the leading scholars in the field.

General

Imprint:	University of Georgia Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Southern Foodways Alliance Studies in Culture, People, and Place
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	October 2013
Editors:	John T Edge • Elizabeth S. D. Engelhardt • Ted Ownby
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	344
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8203-4555-0
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > General Books > Food & Drink > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8203-4555-5
Barcode:	9780820345550

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