- History, Archaeology, Architecture, Cultural Theory, Gender, Visual Studies, and 27 moreCultural History, Feminist Theory, Material Culture Studies, Museum Studies, American Studies, Cultural Memory, Cultural Tourism, Heritage Studies, Heritage Tourism, African Diaspora Studies, Food History, African American Studies, Nineteenth Century Studies, Public History, History (Archaeology), Caribbean History, Food Systems, Sociology of Tourism, Slavery, Liminality, Memory, Landscape History, Southern History, Media and Memory, Black/African Diaspora, African Religion in Africa and the Diaspora, and Cultural Landscapesedit
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This chapter is part of The Routledge History of Food (2015), and explores the diverse ways in which West African foodways influenced the cuisine of the British Atlantic. It also discusses the ways in which food helped enslaved Africans... more
This chapter is part of The Routledge History of Food (2015), and explores the diverse ways in which West African foodways influenced the cuisine of the British Atlantic. It also discusses the ways in which food helped enslaved Africans maintain a sense of home within the brutal conditions of slavery.
Research Interests: Foodways (Anthropology), Black/African Diaspora, African Diaspora Studies, History of Slavery, Colonialism, and 4 moreAfrican American Studies, British Imperial and Colonial History (1600 - ), Cooking and Food Preparation (archaeology), and Middle Passage, Atlantic World Slavery, African Diaspora, Slavery and Medicine, Black Women's History, Violence Studies, Caribbean History
In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of "Aunt Jemima" and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images are sanitized and... more
In grocery store aisles and kitchens across the country, smiling images of "Aunt Jemima" and other historical and fictional black cooks can be found on various food products and in advertising. Although these images are sanitized and romanticized in American popular culture, they represent the untold stories of enslaved men and women who had a significant impact on the nation's culinary and hospitality traditions even as they were forced to prepare food for their oppressors.
Kelley Fanto Deetz draws upon archaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore to present a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. She reveals how these men and women were literally "bound to the fire" as they lived and worked in the sweltering and often fetid conditions of plantation house kitchens. These highly skilled cooks drew upon skills and ingredients brought with them from their African homelands to create complex, labor-intensive dishes such as oyster stew, gumbo, and fried fish. However, their white owners overwhelmingly received the credit for their creations.
Focusing on enslaved cooks at Virginia plantations including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon, Deetz restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history. Bound to the Fire not only uncovers their rich and complex stories and illuminates their role in plantation culture, but it celebrates their living legacy with the recipes that they created and passed down to future generations.
Kelley Fanto Deetz draws upon archaeological evidence, cookbooks, plantation records, and folklore to present a nuanced study of the lives of enslaved plantation cooks from colonial times through emancipation and beyond. She reveals how these men and women were literally "bound to the fire" as they lived and worked in the sweltering and often fetid conditions of plantation house kitchens. These highly skilled cooks drew upon skills and ingredients brought with them from their African homelands to create complex, labor-intensive dishes such as oyster stew, gumbo, and fried fish. However, their white owners overwhelmingly received the credit for their creations.
Focusing on enslaved cooks at Virginia plantations including Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and George Washington's Mount Vernon, Deetz restores these forgotten figures to their rightful place in American and Southern history. Bound to the Fire not only uncovers their rich and complex stories and illuminates their role in plantation culture, but it celebrates their living legacy with the recipes that they created and passed down to future generations.
Research Interests: History, Black Studies Or African American Studies, American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, and 12 moreFoodways (Anthropology), Cultural Heritage, Material Culture Studies, History of Slavery, Culture, African American Studies, Social History, Museums and Identity, Cooking and Food Preparation (archaeology), Africana Studies, Virginia History, and History of Cooking and Food Culture
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May 19, 2015 would have been Malcolm X’s 90th birthday, and fifty years after his assassination we are still dealing with the ghosts of slavery, Jim Crow, and the manifestations of institutionalized racism. While much progress was made... more
May 19, 2015 would have been Malcolm X’s 90th birthday, and fifty years after his assassination we are still dealing with the ghosts of slavery, Jim Crow, and the manifestations of institutionalized racism. While much progress was made from the Civil Rights Movement, we still have far to go. This past year brought the topics of slavery, civil rights, and racism back into the mainstream. These stories are not new for those of us who work tirelessly to chronicle these historical and contemporary narratives in an attempt to educate the public about Black history. The “New Civil Rights Movement” launched with #Blacklivesmatter campaigns and has drawn international attention to our long and shameful history of racism and violence in the United States. The recent anniversaries offer a revived platform for the “perfect storm” to discuss race and repair. This issue and the current trajectory of ADAN are dedicated to race, archaeology, and activism. Issue 1 is co-authored by Kelley Deetz (Issue 1 ADAN Editor) and Guest Editors Ellen Chapman and Ana Edwards. The Full Issue is in one PDF and contains the articles, commentary and media links related to preservation efforts in Richmond, Virginia.
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From its inception, the University of Virginia was a destination for enslaved men, women, and children who were forced to leave their families to build and sustain the needs of this newly founded institution. This article explores the... more
From its inception, the University of Virginia was a destination for enslaved men, women, and children who were forced to leave their families to build and sustain the needs of this newly founded institution. This article explores the unique experiences of the enslaved women and girls who labored at the University of Virginia, and highlights the distinct intersectionality of their oppression in terms of their race, class, and gender. Their stories showcase the particular challenges that arose while enslaved at a university filled with young privileged white men, bringing attention to the historic and continual struggles of black women throughout history.
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Black cooks created the feasts that gave the South its reputation for hospitality.
Research Interests: Marketing, Mythology And Folklore, American History, Black Studies Or African American Studies, American Studies, and 16 moreArchaeology, Folklore, Tourism Studies, Foodways (Anthropology), Material Culture Studies, Race and Racism, Slavery, History of Slavery, Southern History, Food and Nutrition, Hospitality, Virginia History, Hercules, Jim Crow Segregation, George Washington, and Aunt Jemima
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400 years ago, enslaved Africans first arrived in Virginia.
Stolen by Portuguese slave traders, kidnapped by English pirates, and taken far from home, African arrivals to colonial Virginia in 1619 marked the origins of U.S. slavery.
Stolen by Portuguese slave traders, kidnapped by English pirates, and taken far from home, African arrivals to colonial Virginia in 1619 marked the origins of U.S. slavery.
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Nat Turner’s 1831 rebellion struck fear throughout the slave holding South, which sought to quash his legacy. Historians are making new discoveries about the enslaved preacher and his rebels in an effort to reclaim his story.
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Ed sits down with scholar and chef Kelley Fanto Deetz to discuss how food and power became irrevocably intertwined on Southern plantations.
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Archaeologist and historian Kelley Fanto Deetz talks to Tom about her deep dive into the world of enslaved cooks on antebellum Virginia's plush plantations—and she makes the case that the first celebrity chef was a slave.
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New Books in History
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Response to simplified defenses of America's role in the slave trade.
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This chapter is part of The Routledge History of Food (2015), and explores the diverse ways in which West African foodways influenced the cuisine of the British Atlantic. It also discusses the ways in which food helped enslaved Africans... more
This chapter is part of The Routledge History of Food (2015), and explores the diverse ways in which West African foodways influenced the cuisine of the British Atlantic. It also discusses the ways in which food helped enslaved Africans maintain a sense of home within the brutal conditions of slavery.
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Research Interests: History, Black Studies Or African American Studies, American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, and 12 moreFoodways (Anthropology), Cultural Heritage, Material Culture Studies, History of Slavery, Culture, African American Studies, Social History, Museums and Identity, Cooking and Food Preparation (archaeology), Africana Studies, Virginia History, and History of Cooking and Food Culture
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Research Interests: History, African Studies, American Studies, Archaeology, Anthropology, and 9 moreFolklore, Social and Cultural Anthropology, African History, Diaspora, African American Studies, Social History, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Archaeological Anthropology, and History of Latin American Art and Architecture
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Research Interests: History, Archaeology, Folklore, Art, Slavery, and 5 moreAfrican American Studies, Pride, Cooking, Plantations, and Virginia
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Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/adan Part of the African American Studies Commons, African History Commons, African Languages and Societies Commons, African Studies Commons, American Art and Architecture... more
Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/adan Part of the African American Studies Commons, African History Commons, African Languages and Societies Commons, African Studies Commons, American Art and Architecture Commons, American Material Culture Commons, Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Biological and Physical Anthropology Commons, Folklore Commons, Other American Studies Commons, Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Social History Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons
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From its inception, the University of Virginia was a destination for enslaved men, women, and children who were forced to leave their families to build and sustain the needs of this newly founded institution. This article explores the... more
From its inception, the University of Virginia was a destination for enslaved men, women, and children who were forced to leave their families to build and sustain the needs of this newly founded institution. This article explores the unique experiences of the enslaved women and girls who labored at the University of Virginia, and highlights the distinct intersectionality of their oppression in terms of their race, class, and gender. Their stories showcase the particular challenges that arose while enslaved at a university filled with young privileged white men, bringing attention to the historic and continual struggles of black women throughout history.
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Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/adan Part of the African American Studies Commons, African History Commons, African Languages and Societies Commons, African Studies Commons, American Art and Architecture... more
Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/adan Part of the African American Studies Commons, African History Commons, African Languages and Societies Commons, African Studies Commons, American Art and Architecture Commons, American Material Culture Commons, Archaeological Anthropology Commons, Biological and Physical Anthropology Commons, Folklore Commons, Other American Studies Commons, Other History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology Commons, Other International and Area Studies Commons, Other Race, Ethnicity and post-Colonial Studies Commons, Social and Cultural Anthropology Commons, Social History Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons