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Sharing Food, Sharing Culture: Foodways Collections at the American Folklife Center

Sharing Food, Sharing Culture: Foodways Collections at the American Folklife Center

Winick, Stephen
Migoni, Allina
Nicholas, Meg

Paperback

Series: Collection Close-Ups

American CookingGeneral United States History

ISBN10: 0844496022
ISBN13: 9780844496023
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: Sep 15 2026
Pages: 132
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.34 Width: 9.02 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
Sharing Food, Sharing Culture: Foodways Collections at the American Folklife Center offers an in-depth exploration of the foodways section of the Alive in Many Hands exhibition. Through unique and rich examples of foodways anchored in communities across the country, this volume shares the wealth of cultural documentation about foodways found in the Center's collections. The publication also showcases the expertise of AFC staff alongside external perspectives from foodways scholars and practitioners.

Foodways can encompass practices relating to sourcing and growing food, the traditions behind certain recipes, and the relationships that shared meals have to broader ceremonies, rituals, and customs. Sharing Food, Sharing Culture shares the wealth of cultural documentation about community-based foodways found in the collections of the American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress. The publication also features the unparalleled expertise of AFC staff alongside external perspectives from foodways scholars and practitioners.

Chapters highlight Foodways and Work, Foodways and Gathering, Foodways and the Living Landscape, and Songs About Food and Drink. Featuring unique and rich examples of foodways anchored in communities across the country, this volume brings to light economic, social, environmental, and historical intersections of food production, eating habits, and the preservation of culture across generations.

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