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Department of American Studies Receives $100K Endowment to Support Food Studies Research

March 18, 2014 by Jessica Sinn

The Dallas Chapter of Les Dames D’Escoffier (LDEI) has awarded UT Austin’s Department of American Studies a $100,000 Presidential Fellowship to support graduate research in Texas, women and food culture. Over the past six years, the Department of American Studies has been developing a reputation for being a leader in the emerging field of food […]

Foodways Texas Moves to UT Austin’s American Studies Department

February 4, 2014 by Jessica Sinn

Created with flickr slideshow. Foodways Texas, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and honoring the Lone Star State’s unique food cultures, has moved to the American Studies Department at The University of Texas at Austin. Modeled after the Southern Foodways Alliance, the nonprofit represents a movement to document Texas’ food culture through oral history […]

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