Food Studies in Latin American Literature

<div> <p><i>Food Studies in Latin American Literature</i> presents a timely collection of essays analyzing a wide array of Latin American narratives through the lens of food studies. Topics explored include potato and maize in colonial and contemporary global narratives; the role of cooking in Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's poetics; the centrality of desire in twentieth-century cooking writing by women; the relationship among food recipes and national identity; the role of food in travel narratives; and the impact of advertisements on domestic roles.</p> <p>The contributors included here-experts in Latin American history literature and cultural studies-bring a novel interdisciplinary approach to these explorations presenting new perspectives on Latin American literature and culture.</p> </div>