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The Construction of Southern Identity Through Reality TV: A Content Analysis of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Duck Dynasty and Buckwild
AbstractThe reality television genre has been increasingly at the forefront of media and cultural studies...
The surprising origin of fried chicken
“In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church o...
Cacao Cravings: Europe's Assimilation and Europeanization of Chocolate Drinking from Mesoamerica, 1492-1700 C.E.
Chocolate is a foodstuff that many people in the modern world take for granted; the sweet treat can toda...
For Salvadorans, pupusas mean comfort
(Credit: Daniel Kavanaugh)In San Francisco's vibrant Mission District, Latino culture thrives. Tucked...
Understanding Organics at the Grassroots Level: An Analysis of Ecuadorian and Canadian Perceptions
AbstractThere is a growing public concern over the genetic alteration and use of chemicals in conventiona...
#FreeBritney activists feel vindicated with Jamie Spears' suspension as conservator
LOS ANGELES — #FreeBritney activists erupted in cheers Wednesday afternoon after a judge decided to...
Not Just a Game: Sport and Society in the United States
Sports are an essential and important aspect of American society; they are indispensible when it comes...
Old History in the 'New' Cuba: Exploring the Legacy of Race and Economic Inequality on the Island Today
AbstractThis article examines the reasons why racism persists in Cuba more than fifty years after the...
Dosa: India’s wholesome fast food obsession
It was time for Sunday breakfast, and I sprinkled a few water droplets onto a hot griddle to check if...
Buen Vivir: Colombia's philosophy for good living
50 Reasons to Love the World - 2021Why do you love the world?“Because there is a lovely moment [in N...
What's the difference between race and ethnicity?
If someone asked you to describe your identity to them, where would you begin? Would it come down to...
The end to a French cheese tradition?
Article continues belowIn the heart of Normandy’s Pays d’Auge region, about an hour’s drive inland f...
Conservatives aren't more fearful than liberals, study finds
Are conservatives more afraid of threats than liberals? Political psychologists have long found evidence...
The French region with a new currency
It didn’t take long after my arrival in Bayonne, France, to realise that this riverside town of mean...
Vandana Shiva on why the food we eat matters
50 Reasons to Love the World - 2021Why do you love the world?"Because of Covid, I was [locked down] in...
Britney Spears' father suspended as her conservator, judge rules
LOS ANGELES — A judge in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday that Britney Spears' father should be suspended...
Britney Spears' attorney pushes ahead with request to remove her father as conservator
Britney Spears’ attorney is pushing forward with the request to remove her father as conservator imm...
From Flourishing Industrial Slavocracy to Restrictive Tenancy and Re-Enslavement: The Southern Labor Force Before and After the Civil War
AbstractSome scholars of American history suggest the institution of slavery was dying out on the eve...
France’s fascinating ‘wine treatment’
The father of medicine, the Greek physician Hippocrates, experimented with a number of wine varietal...
Nobel Prize in Economics: 1969-Present
Economics wasn't on the original list of prizes envisioned by Alfred Nobel. In 1968, Sweden's central...