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SUMMARY:Camille Begin: A Taste of the Nation
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 During the Depression, the Federal Writers' Project 
 (FWP) dispatched writers to sample the 
 fare at group eating events like church dinners, 
 political barbecues and clambakes.  Its America 
 Eats project sought nothing less than 
 to sample, and report upon, the tremendous range 
 of foods eaten across the United States.\n
 \n
 Camille 
 Begin shapes a cultural and sensory 
 history of New Deal-era eating from the FWP 
 archives, describing in mouth-watering detail 
 how Americans tasted their food.  Begin explores 
 how likes and dislikes, cravings and disgust 
 operated within local sensory economies 
 that she culls from the FWP's vivid descriptions, 
 visual cues, culinary expectations, recipes 
 and accounts of restaurant meals.  She also 
 illustrates how nostalgia, prescriptive gender 
 ideals, and racial stereotypes shaped how 
 the FWP was able to frame regional food cultures 
 as "American."\n\n
 Price: free\n
 Sponsor: Administration\n
 Sponsor's Homepage: http://www.lib.msu.edu\n
 Contact name: Holly Flynn\n
 Contact phone: 517-884-0901\n
 Contact email: flynnhol@msu.edu\n
LOCATION:MSU Main Library
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