Southern Food Studies: An Overview of Debates in the Field
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2018
Abstract
Southern food studies is a young interdisciplinary field originating in the 1970s and 1980s. Today, it is a vibrant area of research that includes scholars, journalists, food writers, documentarians, activists, and chefs. Much of the literature revolves around the ways in which southern food provides a lens for understanding southern culture and identity. Some southern studies scholars, however, challenge this approach and argue that the literature of southern food is too nostalgic, ahistorical, and based on outdated theoretical understandings of the American South. This debate suggests a possible foundational change in the way we understand the field.
Print ISSN
1478-0542
Publication Title
History Compass
Recommended Citation
Cooley, A. J. (2018). Southern food studies: An overview of debates in the field. History Compass, 16(10), e12490. https://doi.org/10.1111/hic3.12490
DOI
10.1111/hic3.12490
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Publisher's Copyright and Source
Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Article published in History Compass, volume 16, issue 10, 2018, e12490. https://doi.org/10.1111/hic3.12490
