Michael Owen Jones
Michael Owen Jones is professor emeritus of folklore studies and world arts and cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of a dozen books including Corn: A Global History, Craftsman of the Cumberlands: Tradition and Creativity, and Studying Organizational Symbolism: What, How, Why?; coauthor of Folkloristics: An Introduction; and coeditor of Comfort Food: Meanings and Memories, published by University Press of Mississippi.
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Comfort Food
Meanings and Memories
Edited by Michael Owen Jones and Lucy M. Long
University Press of Mississippi
The perfect collection for anyone seeking to understand the cultural importance of comfort food
Just Above the Water
Florida Folk Art
University Press of Mississippi
An extensive study of the Sunshine State’s folk art legacy
Frankenstein Was a Vegetarian
Essays on Food Choice, Identity, and Symbolism
University Press of Mississippi
A renowned scholar’s daring work on how foodways transform and reshape our place in the world
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