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Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies

The Bookshelf: Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies

By On April 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies…

Diaspora is dedicated to the multidisciplinary study of the history, culture, social structure, politics, and economics of both the traditional diasporas – Armenian, Greek, and Jewish – and the new transnational dispersions which in the past four decades have come to be identified as ‘diasporas.’ These encompass [...]

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The Bookshelf: The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking

By On September 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment

The Food, Folklore, and Art of Lowcountry Cooking: A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down From England, Africa, The Caribbean, France, Germany, and Scotland (Joseph E. Dabney – Cumberland House/Sourcebooks, Inc., 2010)

The book’s subtitle, “A Celebration of the Foods, History, and Romance Handed Down from Africa, The Caribbean, France, [...]

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Food for Thought

By On January 26, 2009 · 3 Comments

 

I have been reading Edna Lewis’ classic The Taste of Country Cooking and realizing how perceptions of African American food are painfully limited.  The scope of what this food can be is so limited, this bothers me, because it has also limited the scope of what African Americans seem to think of as [...]

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The Roots Cuisine Bookshelf

By On January 18, 2009 · 2 Comments

Research for a new project I am working on has yielded some interesting results in terms of books.  There are few books dedicated to the topic of the food of the African Diaspora that aren’t cookbooks and even those are few and far between.    

I’m planning to write short reviews for this site [...]

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Help Build The African Diaspora Culinary Collection

Help Build The African Diaspora Culinary Collection

It's simple we're building a library collection and we need your help. From the beginning the Roots Cuisine Mission has been to promote the foodways and related culture of the African Diaspora. We want to be a clearinghouse for information where people can come to learn about these vibrant cuisines and cultures. Help us...