Discovery Discourse, Virtual Lectures: Foodways of the Past

Wednesday, January 15 | 1pm  

Join us for the inaugural installment of Discovery Discourse, Virtual Lectures where historians and other field experts take us on virtual deep dives into historical topics of interest. This year’s lecture, “Foodways of the Past,” focuses on the ways in which food has been the catalyst for everything from community building to wartime propaganda.

This program features Dr. Justin Nordstrom of Penn State – Hazleton.

**This program is virtual. After purchase of tickets, you will receive the Zoom link. If you do not receive the Zoom link, please reach out to Museum Educator, Nicole Negron, at nicnegron@pa.gov.

Justin Nordstrom is Professor of History at Penn State’s Hazleton campus, where he teaches surveys of U.S. and World History and classes on American Food History. His research examines American history by studying popular texts demonstrating how media shaped Americans’ individual and communal identity from the nineteenth-century through the present. Related publications include Aunt Sammy’s Radio Recipes: The Original 1927 Cookbook and Housekeeper’s Chat and he is the editor of Provisions of War: A Global History of Food and Warfare.