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The October 2015 issue of World
History Connected is largely devoted to an overview of food and foodways in world history. Its "Forum" articles and
reviews probe current trends in the research and teaching of some of the major
processes by which food shapes world history. In general, food and world
history topics include religious practice, national identity, social
organization, war, diet and nutrition, the development of agriculture, the
place of food and foodways in defining both elite and
non-elite life-styles, food choices and consumption patterns reflecting
encounters between cultures, the way food defines colonial relationships and
immigrant identities, and the impact of increasing industrialization of food
production and globalization on dietary choices and patterns of food
consumption. If any of these processes are not directly examined in this issue
by the Forum’s authors and reviewers, please know that WHC has not seen the
last of this topic and welcomes the submission of contributions to the growing
field.
This issue also features articles which
explore team-teaching, global citizenship, and using a biographic study to
illuminate the history of Mexico, while also preparing students to meet Common
Core and other academic standards via the teaching of world
history.
Forthcoming issues will address Port
Cities, the Mongols, and the Second World War. Possible future topics
include Textiles, the confluence of the Indian and Pacific Oceans as a single ecumene,
the American Revolution in World History (2016!), the American
West in World History, Women Writing on World History and 1919 in World
History (Korea, Paris, etc.)
Should anyone wish to guest edit,
submit articles papers, or submit book reviews on those topics or others of
their interest, please contact me at mgilbert@hpu.edu.
Marc Jason Gilbert, Editor
Hawai'i Pacific University
Marc Jason Gilbert is Professor of History and National Endowment for the Humanities Endowed Chair in World History at Hawai'i Pacific University. He can be reached at mgilbert@hpu.edu. |
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