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- AM Explorer This link opens in a new window AM Explorer is a cross-collection search of the entire corpus of Adam Matthew's digitized arts and cultural heritage material in subjects including Area Studies, Cultural Studies, Empire and Globalism, Ethnic Studies, Gender and Sexuality, History, Politics, Literature, Theatre, and War and Conflict.
- Food and Drink in History (AM Explorer) From feast to famine, explore primary source material documenting the story of food and drink throughout history. The materials in this collection illustrate the deep links between food and identity, politics and power, gender, race and socio-economic status, as well as charting key issues around agriculture, nutrition and food production.
- Food and Gender (Food and Drink in History) Gender and food have historically been closely intertwined. Discourse around men and women with regards to food frequently establishes dichotomies between the professional and the domestic, the hard-working husband and the dutiful housewife, reinforcing traditional gender role stereotypes. However, food has also been central to gender debates and used to charge causes such as women’s rights and suffrage.
- Essay: Food and Gender, by Fabio Parasecoli (Food and Drink in History) Besides factors like class, education, location, race, ethnicity, and religion, gender has historically played a crucial role, and still does.
