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“Hometown Cooking”: Layering Values, Mass-Produced, and Garden-Raised Foods in Tater Tot Hot Dish in Southwest Minnesota

24 Jun 202024 Jun 2020

Abstract: Hot dishes, or casseroles, are popularly conceptualized as meals comprised merely of mass-produced ingredients. Through a close reading of Tater Tot Hot Dish, this article challenges this perception by…

Beyond the Borderlands: Migration and Belonging in the United States and Mexico

1 Jul 20132 Jun 2020

Debra Lattanzi Shutika. Beyond the Borderlands: Migration and Belonging in the United States and Mexico. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2011. $65.00, hardcover. $27.95, paperback. $27.95, e-book. Fredericka Schmadel Indiana…

Where the Ox Does Not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad

17 Jun 20132 Jun 2020

Peña, Manuel. Where the Ox Does Not Plow: A Mexican American Ballad. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2008. 233 pages. $19.95 hardcover. Ginny Hosler Indiana University Where the Ox Does Not…

Bogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali

17 Jun 20135 Mar 2018

Rovine, Victoria L. Bogolan: Shaping Culture through Cloth in Contemporary Mali. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2008. $24.95 paper. Jessica Berndt Indiana University The second edition of Victoria Rovine’s book,…