Research Guides: [FAS] Expos 20: Eating Culture: Secondary Sources

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Some examples of secondary sources:

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Here are some examples of relevant reference books. These books are a great starting point in addition to what you will find in HOLLIS:

Academic Search Premier
A great general starting point like Google Scholar.
Anthropology Plus
Anthropology Plus is the world’s most comprehensive, focused index covering publications in anthropology and related disciplines issued from the mid-19th century to the present.
JSTOR
JSTOR (www.jstor.org) is a not-for-profit organization with a dual mission to create and maintain a trusted archive of important scholarly journals, and to provide access to these journals as widely as possible. Content in JSTOR spans many disciplines, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. NB: Generally does NOT include most recent issues of a journal.
Food Studies Online
Includes a range of different items such as books, historic menus, photographs, and more!
Kanopy
Includes a range of videos and documentaries.

What is Ethnography?
This web page offers a helpful introduction to the concept of ethnography and ethnographic research.
Mid-Century Menu
For laughs! If you come across an intriguing mid-century recipe in a historical cookbook and don't have the wherewithal (or stomach!) to test it yourself, you might find it described here.
Harvard University Archives Research Guide on the History of Food and Dining at Harvard
What America Ate
An interactive website and online archive about food in the Great Depression.