Every Nation Has Its Dish
Black Bodies and Black Food in Twentieth-Century America
Jennifer Jensen Wallach
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 11/2018
Pages: 264
Subject: Social Science, Cooking, History
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Print ISBN: 9.78147E+12
eBook ISBN: 9781469645223
DESCRIPTION
Directly linking black political activism to both material and philosophical practices around food, Wallach frames black identity as a bodily practice, something that conscientious eaters not only thought about but also did through rituals and performances of food preparation, consumption, and digestion. The process of choosing what and how to eat, Wallach argues, played a crucial role in the project of finding one's place as an individual, as an African American, and as a citizen.