Theresa Preston‐werner
Biographic Data
| ID | 184896 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theresa Preston‐werner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theresa |
| FAMILY NAME | Preston‐werner |
| SIGNATURE | WERNER T P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northwestern University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Gallo Pinto
This article traces the social history of "gallo pinto" (rice and beans) in Costa Rica in order to unpack the meaning of this innocuous marker of southern Costa Rican identity. Southern Costa Ricans describe pinto as a traditional food, yet they reject its possible origin in Afro-Costa Rican culture. While Costa Ricans' use of tradition, as word and concept, marks and thereby validates contemporary praxis, the concept simultaneously erases the Af…
In the Kitchen
Where once inequalities within the Costa Rican household were largely gender-related, recent political and economic shifts have created intra-gender, inter-generational tensions—a generational conflict inside of gender performance. Grown, middle-class daughters often stay in their parents’ homes and attend university or work, fostering a situation in which multiple adult women perform domestic labor. The kitchen is a key space where Costa Rican m…
Breaking Down Binaries
Giant metate-like stone sculptures, found in all regions of Costa Rica, though in various forms, continue to fascinate researchers. Archaeologists contrast these sculptures with other, more utilitarian metates in order to determine their purpose and meaning. They create two groups-metates used by women for grinding subsistence foods and elaborate metates used by men for ritual purposes. This chapter challenges the binaries of tool/art, utilitaria…
Valuing the "Professional" in an International Direct-Selling Organization
4Life" is an American nutritional supplement company that entered Costa Rica in 2004. Its representatives portray their company as a provider of new forms of work and consumption that anyone can embrace, regardless of age, socioeconomic status or gender to enhance their material returns and social status. The appeal is especially strong for older women who increasingly face part-time work, irregular scheduling and remuneration, and few or no frin…
Gallo Pinto
This article traces the social history of "gallo pinto" (rice and beans) in Costa Rica in order to unpack the meaning of this innocuous marker of southern Costa Rican identity. Southern Costa Ricans describe pinto as a traditional food, yet they reject its possible origin in Afro-Costa Rican culture. While Costa Ricans' use of tradition, as word and concept, marks and thereby validates contemporary praxis, the concept simultaneously erases the Af…
Breaking Down Binaries
Giant metate-like stone sculptures, found in all regions of Costa Rica, though in various forms, continue to fascinate researchers. Archaeologists contrast these sculptures with other, more utilitarian metates in order to determine their purpose and meaning. They create two groups-metates used by women for grinding subsistence foods and elaborate metates used by men for ritual purposes. This chapter challenges the binaries of tool/art, utilitaria…
In the Kitchen
Where once inequalities within the Costa Rican household were largely gender-related, recent political and economic shifts have created intra-gender, inter-generational tensions—a generational conflict inside of gender performance. Grown, middle-class daughters often stay in their parents’ homes and attend university or work, fostering a situation in which multiple adult women perform domestic labor. The kitchen is a key space where Costa Rican m…
Valuing the "Professional" in an International Direct-Selling Organization
4Life" is an American nutritional supplement company that entered Costa Rica in 2004. Its representatives portray their company as a provider of new forms of work and consumption that anyone can embrace, regardless of age, socioeconomic status or gender to enhance their material returns and social status. The appeal is especially strong for older women who increasingly face part-time work, irregular scheduling and remuneration, and few or no frin…
Valuing the "Professional" in an International Direct-Selling Organization
4Life" is an American nutritional supplement company that entered Costa Rica in 2004. Its representatives portray their company as a provider of new forms of work and consumption that anyone can embrace, regardless of age, socioeconomic status or gender to enhance their material returns and social status. The appeal is especially strong for older women who increasingly face part-time work, irregular scheduling and remuneration, and few or no frin…
In the Kitchen
Where once inequalities within the Costa Rican household were largely gender-related, recent political and economic shifts have created intra-gender, inter-generational tensions—a generational conflict inside of gender performance. Grown, middle-class daughters often stay in their parents’ homes and attend university or work, fostering a situation in which multiple adult women perform domestic labor. The kitchen is a key space where Costa Rican m…
Breaking Down Binaries
Giant metate-like stone sculptures, found in all regions of Costa Rica, though in various forms, continue to fascinate researchers. Archaeologists contrast these sculptures with other, more utilitarian metates in order to determine their purpose and meaning. They create two groups-metates used by women for grinding subsistence foods and elaborate metates used by men for ritual purposes. This chapter challenges the binaries of tool/art, utilitaria…
Gallo Pinto
This article traces the social history of "gallo pinto" (rice and beans) in Costa Rica in order to unpack the meaning of this innocuous marker of southern Costa Rican identity. Southern Costa Ricans describe pinto as a traditional food, yet they reject its possible origin in Afro-Costa Rican culture. While Costa Ricans' use of tradition, as word and concept, marks and thereby validates contemporary praxis, the concept simultaneously erases the Af…
Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Foodways (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact (2 works) · History (2 works)