Episode One: What's Going On?
By nicole burton
For various reasons – social isolation, quarantining, fear of food shortages, boredom, social media – the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a dramatic increase in sourdough breadmaking. While this is something to be celebrated, the phenomena also calls for closer scrutiny. Why bread? What do the popular celebrations of bread over the past year obscure about the broader history, culture, and political economy of bread? Who has been left out of these narratives, and why?
A full list of references used in making this episode can be found here: bit.ly/3g0orMm
A full list of references used in making this episode can be found here: bit.ly/3g0orMm
Episode One: What's Going On?Apr 09, 2021
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Episode One: What's Going On?
For various reasons – social isolation, quarantining, fear of food shortages, boredom, social media – the COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a dramatic increase in sourdough breadmaking. While this is something to be celebrated, the phenomena also calls for closer scrutiny. Why bread? What do the popular celebrations of bread over the past year obscure about the broader history, culture, and political economy of bread? Who has been left out of these narratives, and why?
A full list of references used to make this episode can be found here: https://bit.ly/3g0orMm
Apr 09, 202141:44