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Each year English professor David Davis works with a class of English students to create a series of research projects on a specific topic, including photographs and interviews.
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English 236; 2013 projects
This course will examine southern foodways from a critical perspective. We will study the region’s culinary history, the important role of poverty and climate in developing southern food, the relationship between food and ...
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John Oliver Killens’s Youngblood WebsiteJohn Oliver Killens, a native of Macon, Georgia and author of Youngblood, was an activist, war veteran, essayist, and screenwriter whose work analyzed the plight of African-Americans and whose friendships extended to many well-known figures in the civil rights movement.
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Women and Southern FoodWhen people think of the South, it is almost inevitable that they think of its food because of how important it is to its culture. Truth be told, fried chicken and macaroni and cheese are delicious dishes and wonderful to think about. But how often do we stop to consider who made the dishes? Who invested their time to make presentable and tasty delicacies? Who spent the amount of money required to make the dish? Who put in the vast amount of effort only to see the food devoured within a few minutes? Though of course the answer varies, it is important to realize that in the majority of these situations, women are the ones cooking this food. Indeed, women are the backbone of Southern foodways in many ways, reflected in cookbook traditions, commercial cooking, race, and the home
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African Americans and Southern FoodAfrican American foodways, or soul food, developed in the South and have become a distinctive cuisine.
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Adaptations of BarbecueMany people claim that barbecue is becoming a relic, but throughout history, barbecue has always been adaptive and changing.
