The Foodways Book Club Reads "How the Other Half Eats"
When:
Monday, Dec 11, 2023 6:30p -
7:30p
Monday, Dec 11, 2023 6:30p -
7:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
Good for Groups, Meetup, Rainy Day Ideas, Virtual
Event website:
https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/events/651ac7152d0219cf8b5ed124
Please join us on Monday, December 11 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM over Zoom as we discuss How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America by Priya Fielding-Singh.
Book review:
"Sociologist Fielding-Singh debuts with an enlightening examination of how socioeconomic inequities affect eating habits and health. Drawing on research she conducted as a Stanford University PhD student, Fielding-Singh profiles four families living in San Francisco's Bay Area and documents their food choices and limitations over the course of several years. Nyah Baker, a Black single mother of two teenage daughters, relies on disability checks, payday loans, and occasional sex work to make ends meet. Meanwhile, Julie Cain, the wife of a corporate lawyer, spends roughly $900 per month on food for her family of four. The author's deeply empathetic approach allows her to personalize the copious data on nutritional and health disparities she cites. The result is devastating portrait of "the scarcity, uncertainty, and anxiety that permeates so much of the American dietary experience." - Publishers Weekly
Books can be placed on hold and picked up at your local BPL branch through the catalog: https://bpl.bibliocommons.com/...
Book club description:
Hello, we are two librarians interested in foodways. Because food and foodways are multifaceted, we will be reading and listening to material from many disciplines, such as the history and anthropology of food, environmentalism, food justice, artistic expression, sociology, and more.
We will host discussions every few months and each meeting will focus on a different book. We will also share reading and listening material for additional understanding and enrichment of foodways.
