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Elizabeth Boyd & Margaret Freeman: Why has Southern beauty persisted, maintaining power & privilege?

By admin on August 14, 2022

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24050556/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]We have a special treat for you today! Today we have two guests on a very similar topic. The first is Margaret L. Freeman, author of “Women of Discriminating Taste: White Sororities and the Marking of American Ladyhood”, which examines the role of historically white sororities in the shaping of white womanhood in the twentieth century. We did a whole show a while back on the book, episode 104. We also have with us Elizabeth Boyd, author of the brand new book called “Southern Beauty: Race, Ritual, and Memory in the Modern South”, which explains a curiosity: why a feminine ideal rooted in the nineteenth century continues to enjoy currency well into the twenty-first. Elizabeth Boyd examines how the continuation of certain gender rituals in the American South has served to perpetuate racism, sexism, and classism. Special discount code 08AUEV on the brand new book called “Southern Beauty”. It’ll provide our listeners with a 30% discount on the new book when you purchase it on the UGA Press website.

In episode 285 of the Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out why Southern Studies has been such a focus for Elizabeth Boyd, why we see racist themes recurring over history – especially in the South, why white southern womanhood has remained a valued performance, what changes are being made to prevent discriminatory behavior, why southern beauty has persisted above all other symbols of power and privilege, how we need leadership to take a stance in order to protect marginalized communities, how we can acknowledge our history and then make meaningful change going forward, and how big a role sororities have played in the grassroots conservative movement of the twentieth century.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQxarIa5mBs

Fraternity/Sorority

David Page: What are the incredible stories behind America’s favorite foods?

By admin on April 23, 2021

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18837818/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Today we have with us David Page! Two-time Emmy winner David Page changed the world of food television by creating, developing, and executive-producing the groundbreaking show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Before that, as a network news producer based in London, Frankfurt, and Budapest, he traveled Europe, Africa, and the Middle East doing two things―covering some of the biggest stories in the world, and developing a passion for some of the world’s most incredible food.

In episode #147 of The Fraternity Foodie Podcast, we find out about David’s college journey that started at Oklahoma State, how the Food Network’s hit show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives came about, the backstory on Jewish Spaghetti, the story of the candlelight vigil Penn State students held when their local Taco Bell suddenly shut down, why Americans love fast food, the impact of COVID-19 on how we eat, how the bagel became an American dish (and who sells the most today), the history of the Buffalo Wing, how Sushi became an American dish, the most popular styles of pizza, and whether Americanized cuisines are valid.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ72BiYcD4U

Fraternity/Sorority

Margaret L. Freeman: What are the details about sorority history beyond the founders?

By admin on December 4, 2020

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/17065985/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/191970/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]Welcome to episode # 104 of Fraternity Foodie! Today we have with us Margaret L. Freeman, author of the latest book to hit the shelves called Women of Discriminating Taste: White Sororities and the Making of American Ladyhood.

Margaret is a trained writer, researcher, and cultural historian. She completed undergraduate studies in history and anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and received a masters in Public History from North Carolina State University and a doctorate in American Studies from the College of William & Mary. She has taught college courses in American Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Sociology. She also worked as a Jill of all trades in humanities nonprofits.

We find out why Margaret chose UNC Chapel Hill for her undergraduate experience, more about her experience in a NPC sorority, the motivation to examine the role of historically white sororities in the shaping of white womanhood in the twentieth century, the selection of new members on the basis of social class, religion, race, or physical attractiveness, the differences between organizations primarily based in the South versus the North, the history of contemporary sororities’ difficult campus relationships, differences in approach between fraternities and sororities in terms of managing all of this, and her findings on Heterosocializing in White College Sororities in a chapter of a book called Rethinking Campus Life: New Perspectives on the History of College Students in the United States. We also find out her favorite seafood spot in Portland, Maine! Enjoy.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlTkmcq_7Bs