Friday, February 5, 2021
12:00-1:30 pm EST
book discussion with authors:
Hanna Garth
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
UCSD/Princeton University
Ashanté Reese
Assistant Professor of African and African Diaspora Studies
University of Texas at Austin
Co-Moderators:
Alex Blanchette (Associate Professor, Tufts University)
Kareal Amenumey (Class of 2021, Tufts University)
Black Food Matters (2020) analyzes how Blackness is contested through food, differing ideas of what makes our sustenance “healthy,” and Black individuals’ own beliefs about what their cuisine should be. This comprehensive look at Black food culture and the various forms of violence that threaten the future of this cuisine centers Blackness in a field that has too often framed Black issues through a white-centric lens, offering new ways to think about access, privilege, equity, and justice. Join us for a moderated discussion with the authors Hanna Garth (Assistant Professor, UCSD/Princeton University) and Ashanté Reese (Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin).
Co-Sponsors: The Center for the Humanities at Tufts; Department of Anthropology; Environmental Studies Program; and the American Studies Program.