April 17: Food and Identity

The stories that Rouse and Hopkins tell show us how people use food to produce ethical selves (pursuing some aspect of the good). Why did their informants reject and then come to embrace soul food as a way of producing ethical selves? What parallels do you see in the film Soul Food Junkies?

What food "taboos" or food practices do you or your family follow in pursuit of an ethical outcome in terms of religious belief, health, environmental sustainability, and/or social justice? 

Klindienst's writing about the Black farmers of the Gullah Islands tells a different story, one of unbroken connection to the land as a source of healing and identity. How does that contrast with the stories in R and H

Feel free to write about something else that struck you about this set of readings. The prompt above gives some suggestions, but as always, include quotes as the basis for your comments.