Foodways Section |
The Foodways Section publishes a journal, awards prizes for outstanding work in foodways, hosts networking receptions, and sponsors sessions at the AFS annual meetings. For more information, please contact section conveners Katrina Wynn (Maine Folklife Center) and Lacey Cornell (FoodCorps Iowa).
Digest Digest: An Interdisciplinary Study of Food and Foodways is the section's journal. Devoted to publishing work that explores aspects of food, culture and identity, the online journal includes peer-reviewed articles, as well as non-reviewed ethnographic research reports, creative pieces, recipes, archival materials and book reviews, related to foodways and culture.
For more information on Digest, please contact co-editors Janet Gilmore of University of Wisconsin-Madison or Michael Lange of Champlain College. Submissions should be sent to Janet Gilmore.
The Sue Samuelson Award for Foodways Scholarship The Foodways Section of the American Folklore Society invites submissions for the Sue Samuelson Award for best student paper on food and foodways. Papers should be based on original fieldwork or research and utilize current folkloric approaches to analysis and interpretation. The prize includes $200 (USD), and publication in the foodways journal Digest. Winners may apply for a travel stipend (of up to $300) to attend the upcoming American Folklore Society conference. There is no entrance fee and the contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students. To Enter:
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