{"product_id":"consuming-identity-ashli-quesinberry-stokes-9781496809186","title":"Consuming Identity: The Role of Food in Redefining the South","description":"Southerners love to talk food, quickly revealing likes and dislikes, regional preferences, and their own delicious stories. Because the topic often crosses lines of race, class, gender, and region, food supplies a common fuel to launch discussion. \u003ci\u003eConsuming Identity\u003c\/i\u003e sifts through the self-definitions, allegiances, and bonds made possible and strengthened through the theme of southern foodways. The book focuses on the role food plays in building identities, accounting for the messages food sends about who we are, how we see ourselves, and how we see others. While many volumes examine southern food, this one is the first to focus on food's rhetorical qualities and the effect that it can have on culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe volume examines southern food stories that speak to the identity of the region, explain how food helps to build identities, and explore how it enables cultural exchange. Food acts rhetorically, with what we choose to eat and serve sending distinct messages. It also serves a vital identity-building function, factoring heavily into our memories, narratives, and understanding of who we are. Finally, because food and the tales surrounding it are so important to southerners, the rhetoric of food offers a significant and meaningful way to open up dialogue in the region. By sharing and celebrating both foodways and the food itself, southerners are able to revel in shared histories and traditions. In this way individuals find a common language despite the divisions of race and class that continue to plague the South. The rich subject of southern fare serves up a significant starting point for understanding the powerful rhetorical potential of all food.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashli Quesinberry Stokes, Wendy Atkins-Sayre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496809181\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496809186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Ashli Quesinberry Stokes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054805053695,"sku":"9781496809186","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6013dff3-d003-4e1a-99df-78751fee3b5c.jpg?v=1685032097","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/consuming-identity-ashli-quesinberry-stokes-9781496809186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}