Politics on a Plate: Uses and Abuses of Foodways on the Campaign Trail.
This article focuses on the interrelationship of eating and politicking mainly among candidates running for the U.S. presidency in 2016. Food in politicians' campaigns has received increasing attention in the mass media. My analysis of this material uncovers customs, beliefs, and other traditions; i...
| Published in: | Journal of Folklore Research Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 41 - 80 |
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May-Aug2020
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