Title

Southern Food Studies: An Overview of Debates in the Field

Authors

Angela Jill Cooley, Minnesota State University, MankatoFollow

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challenge this approach and argue that the literature of southern food is too nostalgic, ahistorical, and based on outdated theoretical understandings of the American South.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

Link to Publisher Version (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1111/hic3.12490

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