Books by Marcia Chatelain
Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
by Marcia Chatelain
***Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for History***
“Marcia Chatelain contributes her perspective on how eating establishments have served as a site for black political expression and a business opportunity. One of her incredibly smart observations is that early activists for black civil rights used lunch counters as venues for protest; that’s an important part of our food history…The story of how black entrepreneurs used the predominance of fast food in their communities as an economic development opportunity is brought to light by this book. Chatelain looks at entrepreneurs who take fast food franchises and retrofit them as employment sources and gathering spots for their communities. She talks about how McDonald’s becomes a place, not just of wealth for some black entrepreneurs but also for black Americans to form communal bounds and create political movements.” Read more...
The best books on Food Studies
Matt Garcia, Historian
Interviews where books by Marcia Chatelain were recommended
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Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
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Nature’s Perfect Food
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Flavors of Empire: Food and the Making of Thai America
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Life on the Other Border: Farmworkers and Food Justice in Vermont
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Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America
by Marcia Chatelain
The best books on Food Studies, recommended by Matt Garcia
The best books on Food Studies, recommended by Matt Garcia
Matt Garcia, Professor of Latin American, Latino & Caribbean Studies & History at Dartmouth College, discusses the production of primary foods in the United States and globally—a field that has often been ignored by historians and by society. He recommends five books to learn more about food studies, with particular attention to agricultural workers, often among the most marginalized and least protected members of the US labor force.
