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Today we screened Life & Debt. I felt the need to divert from discussing the assigned readings for this week (at least in the classroom), in order to address some of the remarks and writings from last week’s readings/discussions. I… Continue Reading →
Here is a list of History Projects (as I have received them). I would like for you to post: Resources that you find helpful/interesting/potentially useful for your own work (and for other topics listed). Updates/Questions on your history project work…. Continue Reading →
With the development of technology and transportation, more people are exposed to foreign cultures that are found all around the world. What seemed different and unique to a place that was inaccessible could finally be familiarized. Although the people try… Continue Reading →
In his piece “Food and Diaspora,” Sidney Mintz mentions that “When food objects, processes–even ideas–spread from one society to another, the receiving society is likely to modify, often to misunderstand, and usually to redefine what it has received. When using… Continue Reading →
According to Mintz, the Colombian Exchange was the first time food truly traveled worldwide to be experienced by other people. He brings about an important point that we also visited on Friday which was the preparation of Maize. (517) While… Continue Reading →
When discussing the “authenticity” of food, a precursor must be mentioned: that (at least for myself) will stymie all confusion and establish a clear and explicit line regarding “authentic food” and “not-authentic food” or “almost authentic food,” and that… Continue Reading →
Glady’s, a Caribbean restaurant situated in the heart of Brooklyn, was founded by two white American males after a trip to Jamaica. Because these two men are not a part of the West Indian culture and identity, many speculate as… Continue Reading →
Sidney Mintz talks of food moving without people and people moving without food. The biggest time in history when food was moving without people attached to it was during the Colombian Exchange (named after good ole Christopher). When explorers discovered… Continue Reading →
For me, authentic food has always signified that the person cooking the dish has a grown up eating it. As a child, their life was surrounded by this food and it brings memories to them as they cook it. I… Continue Reading →
Our class discussion of Gladys, a Jamaican restaurant owned by two white American men, relates to Mintz piece on authenticity and locality. The climate of the class discussion as well as the perspective in the article reflect a popular topic… Continue Reading →