Food Studies in Latin American Literature: Perspectives on the Gastronarrative, Paperback

Food Studies in Latin American Literature presents a timely collection of essays analyzing a wide array of Latin American narratives through the lens of food studies. Topics explored include potato and maize in colonial and contemporary global narratives; the role of cooking in Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's poetics; the centrality of desire in twentieth-century cooking writing by women; the relationship among food, recipes, and national identity; the role of food in travel narratives; and the impact of advertisements on domestic roles.

The contributors included here--experts in Latin American history, literature, and cultural studies--bring a novel, interdisciplinary approach to these explorations, presenting new perspectives on Latin American literature and culture.

About author(s):

Rocío del Aguila is associate professor of Spanish at Wichita State University.

Vanesa Miseres is associate professor of Spanish at the University of Notre Dame.