Linking Hunger and Health: The Place of Food Security in the Battle over Healthcare
On the fiftieth anniversary of what became known as “discovery of hunger” in the United…
Browsing: Food
Native Foods and the Colonial Gaze
Just as the field of food history has achieved prominence in recent years—as this month’s…
‘I lie to them’: Food History as Labor History in the Classroom
When I decided to start teaching a class on the history of food in 2013…
Taking Stock: Holidays, Students, Julia Child, and Food
This is a time of year in which there is a lot of food. Everywhere.…
Eye Appeal Is Buy Appeal: Business Creates the Color of Foods
Could you briefly describe your project? Why does the changing color of food over time…
The Shelf Life of Trump
When I wrote “Setting the Table: Historians, Popular Food Writers, and Food History” for the Journal of…
It’s Food History Month at Process!
This month, the Journal of American History published a round table conversation on food history. The lead…
Grounds for Dreaming
Can you briefly describe your book? My book Grounds for Dreaming takes readers into the…
Sidney Mintz’s Long, Sweet Legacy
April Merleaux is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Florida International University.…
Heather Lee on the History of Chinese Restaurants in America
Heather Lee is Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received a Ph.D.…