African-American food and social relations in Bryan, Texas : a culinary ethnography at the community cafe /
The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate how food mediates social relations at two African-American cafes in Bryan, Texas. To accomplish this goal, this thesis utilizes ethnographic data collected from the methodological perspective of the food event, and theories generated by the cultural meaning...
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | The aim of this thesis is to demonstrate how food mediates social relations at two African-American cafes in Bryan, Texas. To accomplish this goal, this thesis utilizes ethnographic data collected from the methodological perspective of the food event, and theories generated by the cultural meaning approach to the anthropology of food to interpret those data. What emerges is the identification of processes of history and diffusion that inform the relationship between food and social relations at the cafes, and an account of how this relationship is governed by food's ability to mediate high degrees of intimacy that communicate a heritage of perseverance and struggle collectively endured. |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Anthropology". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 78 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-75). |