Folklore Graduate Chris Fowler Writes on Foodways in Southern Cultures

Chris Fowler writes, “‘Local,’ ‘free-range,’ and ‘organic’ are buzzwords around the ivory tower. I wanted to see what these things meant where the rubber meets the road. I looked towards my home in rural eastern North Carolina to explore these issues using folklore as a lens and Crandall Fountain’s experience as narrative. I am grateful to the members of my Thesis Committee, Marcie Cohen Ferris, Robert Cantwell, and Charles Thompson, for their insight, patience, and encouragement.”