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Edible North Carolina: Exploring our State’s Food Cultures
October 8, 2022 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
$65
featuring Marcie Cohen Ferris, Professor, the Department of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In this seminar, participants will take a deep dive into North Carolina’s rich and diverse food cultures, from fisheries, farms, and foraging to restaurants and home kitchens. Drawing on her recently edited volume, Edible North Carolina: A Journey Across a State of Flavor, Dr. Ferris will discuss the shared history and culture that North Carolina’s foodways reveal, how food can be a site of everyday social activism, and why food can be a powerful lens through which to understand our state’s past, present, and future. Join us for an engaging presentation and a lively discussion—all to be held around a delicious shared meal!
Marcie Cohen Ferris is professor emerita of American studies. She is a former president of the Southern Foodways Alliance and has authored or edited four books, including Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South, which was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award, and the newly published Edible North Carolina: A Journey Across a State of Flavor.
TIME AND TUITION
10:30am-1:30pm, Saturday, October 8. The tuition is $65 to attend in person. There is no virtual option for this event.
Co-Sponsored by the General Alumni Association. For information about GAA discounts and other scholarships available to Humanities Program participants, click here.
*Registration for this event closes on Thursday, October 6 at 3pm*
Click here to register or call us at 919.962.1544.
Participants will receive an email with venue information and background information about 1 week before the program.
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