Abstract
"From Compost to Gram's Kitchen: A Cultural History of Food" is a memoir combined with a look at food culture in the USA. This project is based on my relationship with my grandmother, Janice Zanette Fackler, who taught me how to cook before she passed away in 2007. My I.S. examines questions about the US farm and food industry, the role that etiquette plays in our enjoyment of food, how relationships and power dynamics form around food, and how advertising affects our relationship with food and meals. This project also looks at sustainable agricultural practices and food movements and their personal, local, and global benefits. Besides memoir, I also use poetry, recipes, and critical analysis to form my IS.
Advisor
Hooley, Matt
Department
English
Recommended Citation
Fackler, Elizabeth Jean, "From Compost to Gram's Kitchen: a Cultural History of Food" (2013). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 429.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/429
Disciplines
Other English Language and Literature
Keywords
memoir, food, agriculture
Publication Date
2013
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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