Katy Clune (Folklore MA, 2015) is on a roll. Or maybe a sticky rice ball would be more accurate. Clune, now digital editor for the Southern Foodways Alliance, has a piece in Our State Magazine, a state-wide publication that “celebrates … Continued

Katy Clune (Folklore MA, 2015) has her first web feature up on the Southern Foodways Alliance‘s (SFA) site. As the SFA’s new digital editor, Katy will be contributing to the SFA’s mission to use food as an entry point for … Continued

From the Southern Foodways Alliance (text by Tina Antolini): When Robin Amer visited her Mississippi grandparents as a little girl, her most memorable experiences revolved around food. They would go to Sunday lunch at Stanton Hall, a historic plantation mansion with … Continued

State of the Plate, the ninth meeting of the Navigating the Global American South conference and the first to examine foodways, convened in late March to examine southern foodways, histories, economies, and more. Speakers engaged the role of Lumbee Indians … Continued

  Hearty congratulations to Sara Camp Arnold Milam, who in a few short years has transformed the Southern Foodways Alliance’s Gravy from a black-and-white, twelve-page print journal to a colorful, rich, and filling sixty-page quarterly publication and biweekly podcast … and who … Continued

Folklore alumna Emily Wallace (MA, 2010) has built on her degree work on southern foodways to become the region’s expert on that essential condiment, mayonnaise. And the New York Times  has come calling. Take a look at their recent pieces on mayo and on building sandwiches, both … Continued

The State of The Plate: Food and the Local-Global Nexus brings together students, faculty, independent scholars, entrepreneurs, local organizations, and community members to share current research, initiatives, and insights that explore the history, aesthetics, and contemporary politics of food from our local … Continued

The Center for Global Initiatives at UNC Chapel Hill will host “State of the Plate: Food and the Local/Global Nexus,” a conference on foodways and the global south, March 27-28, 2015. Faculty chairs include American Studies’ Marcie Cohen Ferris. The open … Continued

The Center for Global Initiatives at UNC-Chapel Hill will host “The State of The Plate: Food and the Local-Global Nexus,” a conference on foodways and the global south, March 27-28, 2015. They have issued a call for proposals that will remain … Continued