Talkback Tuesday Series Spring 23
Black Foodways, Cuisine and Culture in Latin America
February 7 - April 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM Central Time
Join the Departments of Black Studies, the Latin American and Latino Studies, and the Center for Latinx Literature of the Americas for the second iteration of the exciting virtual series on Blackness in Latin America!
Featuring three scholar with expertise across Latin America – Brazil, Mexico, and Peru – this series will highlight food justice, foodways and culinary culture from Black diasporic communities in Latin America. From the Afro-Mexican communities of Veracruz to Afro-Brazilian women chefs and cooks, activism takes place in preservation of African heritage, customs and practices. We will explore the survivals and transformations of African culinary traditions through conversations with creative artists and academics whose work centers food of the Black diaspora of the Américas.
To gain access to the Zoom link for each event, please register using the links below:
- Tuesday, February 7 @11am -- Mg. Angie Edell Campos, "Afro-Peruvian gastronomic knowledge and practices." https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcld-2gqjsvHdci7TahwUzoVyc1S-d-fXMw
- Tuesday, February 28 @ 11am -- Dr. Doris Careaga Coleman, "Somos uno y somos todos: Afro-Mexican Foodways and Intracultural Connections within the African Diaspora." https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrd-Grqj0vGdz1i6Kc6Majl_MUTAoCSOEm
- Tuesday, March 14 @ 2pm -- Ebony Bailey https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpceyvrz8vH92my1ZlJ6KU0AlMpNsFiHfD
- Tuesday, April 4 @11am -- Dr. Taís Machado, "The conversation was always in the kitchen: stories of Black women working as cooks in Brazil." https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcocOispzwrHdAaeG1OxgWbDeTxlbeqM2ID
We look forward to seeing you there!
Date posted
Jan 30, 2023
Date updated
Feb 21, 2023