Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2250-8908

Date of Award

5-4-2023

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

African-American Studies

First Advisor

Sarita Davis

Second Advisor

Stephanie Evans

Third Advisor

Jennifer Patico

Abstract

African American women’s nonadherence to standard food practices are overwhelmingly represented as a risk factor in their disproportionate rates of diet-related health conditions. Much of this misrepresentation stems from the lack of engagement with the cultural food knowledge that exists within this population’s food practices. The purpose of this ethnographic study is to explore black culinary epistemologies in the food practices of urban-dwelling African American women experiencing food apartheid. Photovoice is conducted with five African American women between the age of 18-65 who reside in a United States Department of Agriculture Economic Resource Service (USDA ERS) identified urban food desert of Georgia. Common themes and expressive language chosen by participants are identified and discussed. Thematic analysis is used to analyze the data. Black Feminist Theory framework is used to guide this study.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.57709/35072742

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