Meredith E. Abarca

Meredith E. Abarca is a Professor of Latina/o Literature and Food Studies; her current work focuses on Afro-Latina/o food narratives. She’s is the author of Voices in the Kitchen (2006), and co-editor of Rethinking Chicana/o Literature Through Food (2013) and Latin@’s Presence in the Food Industry (2016).
Contributions
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Areas of expertise
Latina/o Literature
Food Studies
Publications
“Voices in the Kitchen: Views of Food and the World from Working-Class”
“Rethinking Chicana/o Literature Through Food: Postnational Appetites”
“Latin@’s Presence in the Food Industry: Changing How We Think about Food”
“Food Consciousness: Food Narratives as an Engaged Pedagogy”
***Developer and curator of “The Afro-Latino Foodways Virtual Museum”