Novel Tastes
The Foodvoice of Claude McCkay's Banjo
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12799367 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helene Berson (The Graduate Center, CUNY, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 71-84 |
| Publication date | 2004-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Food Culture & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1552-8014 • E-ISSN: 1751-7443 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2752/155280104786578030 |
| OpenAlex | W1999361061 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
This paper makes use of the Food Voice concept to create an original interpretation of Claude McKay's important yet sometimes overlooked novel written during the Harlem Renaissance. The paper demonstrates McKay's use of food as an expression of social, economic and political forces. Theoretical bases touched on come from postcolonial theory, anthropology and sociology. I argue that McKay uses food to express powerful, painful and politically charged messages reflecting personal identity, world economics and social realities
Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Expression (computer science · Identity (music · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociology · The Renaissance · Computer Science · History · Law · Music History and Culture · Philosophy · Race, History, and American Society · Social and Cultural Dynamics
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |