Crafting the Cornbread Nation: The Southern Foodways Alliance and Southern Identity

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The Southern food movement does far more than just celebrate a delectable cuisine; it also may provide the ingredients for gradual social change. We argue that the Southern food movement, led by the Southern Foodways Alliance, helps to craft a Southern identity based on diverse, humble, and hospitable food. This rhetorically constitutive work-the food and discussions about Southern foodways (food habits)-has the potential to open up spaces for dialogue about Southern identity and to move individuals closer to a shared experience. © 2014 Copyright Southern States Communication Association.

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Southern Communication Journal

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