Abstract
Social, economic, political, cultural, and historical factors – including migration, trade, collective bargaining, and cultural exchange – have shaped the unique foodways and hybrid identities of border communities, and the complex experiences of women therein. In this paper, we present several different recipes common to ethnic communities in the US-Mexico borderlands and explore what they reveal about the experiences, challenges, and traditions that have shaped the agricultural and culinary practices in the region and the cultural, social, political, and economic contributions of women in food production in the US-Mexico borderlands and beyond.
Presenters
Stephen InrigDirector of Interdisciplinary Health Research; Professor of Political Science and History, Political Science and History, Mount Saint Mary's University, California, United States Aurora Torres
Student, Bachelors of Arts, Mount Saint Mary's University, California, United States Lia Roberts
Academic Director, Center for Global Initiatives, Mount Saint Mary
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Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Borderlands, Mexico, US, Gender, Identity Formation, Culinary Practices, Cultural Autonomy
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