Select a southern foodways related topic that interests you and develop a thesis question that can be answered through published sources.

Assignment Question

For this assignment, you should select a southern foodways related topic that interests you and develop a thesis question that can be answered through published sources. You must be able to support your thesis with specifically archaeological, historical, data. These should be specific and provable, rather than general or vague. The paper must be at least 10 full pages, double spaced, and should include a thesis, supporting arguments, and a conclusion.

MLA format and in-paper (parenthetical) citation.

Sources: Sources must be high quality, peer reviewed or primary documents. At least 5 sources must be used. Encyclopedias do not qualify as sources, but peer reviewed journal articles, scholarly books, or unpublished archival collections of primary documents do.

“You can submit a thesis for approval” or you can use the examples below “What did enslaved people eat in the American South, and is it linked to what they ate in Africa?” “How can cultural appropriation of one’s food culture be either a good or bad thing?” “How has the cooking of enslaved Africans in the American South influenced southern cuisine?” “Why are Black women’s accomplishments overlooked in the food industry?” “How big of an impact did African American cuisine have on America? Does southern food just represent what a person eats, or does it contain some type of cultural identity? These questions can be answered through the analysis of material cultural remains, and there are numerous and high-quality published sources available.