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Podcast: New Books in Caribbean Studies
Episode: Hanna Garth, "Food In Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal"Â (Stanford UP, 2020)
Description: In Food In Cuba: The Pursuit of a Decent Meal (Stanford University Press, 2020), Hanna Garth examines the processes of acquiring food and preparing meals in the midst of food shortages.Garth draws our attention to the social, cultural, and historical factors Cuban’s draw upon to define an appropriate or decent meal and the struggle they undergo to produce a decent meal. Often, studies of food security overlook the process of acquiring food, which Garth demonstrates as a critical locus for understanding food access.Garth focuses on a variety of households, families, and individuals in Santiag...