“The study of foodways - the intersection of food and culture - addresses a central issue in the humanities: how we connect the great dramas of history with the lives of ordinary people.” PeopleHumanityCultureStudyDramaOrdinary People Author:Marcie Cohen Ferris
“In studying food, you embrace everything. Food exposes the long, complex history of the South - slavery, Jim Crow segregation, class struggle, extreme hunger, sexism, and disenfranchisement. These issues are revealed through food encounters, and they contrast this with the pleasure and the inventiveness of Southern cuisine. Food is always at the heart of daily life in the South.” HeartLongPleasureStruggleStudySlaveryEmbraceHungerDaily LifeSexismSouthernContrastSegregationCrowJim CrowInventiveness Author:Marcie Cohen Ferris