Join culinary historian and James Beard Lifetime Achievement Award winning Dr. Jessica B. Harris '68 as she is interviewed by Dorcas Davis '03, MA CUNY. They will discuss Jessica Harris’ newest publication Vintage Postcards from the African World, In the Dignity of Their Work and the Joy of Their Play. With introductions by Dr. Marcia Young Cantarella '68, this event will bring the worlds of African and Caribbean people, throughout the diaspora to life.
About the Book
Vintage Postcards from the African World: In the Dignity of Their Work and the Joy of Their Play brings together more than 150 images, providing a visual document of more than a century of work in agricultural and culinary pursuits and joy in entertainments, parades, and celebrations. Organized by geography—Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States—as well as by the types of scenes depicted—the farm, the garden, and the sea; the marketplace; the vendors and the cooks; leisure, entertainments, and festivities—the images capture the dignity of the labors of everyday life and the pride of festive occasions. Superb and rare images demonstrate everything from how Africans and their descendants dressed to what tools they used to how their entertainments provided relief from toil. Three essays accompany the postcards, one of which details Harris’s collection and the collecting process. A second presents suggestions on how to interpret the cards. A final essay gives brief information on the history of postcards and postcard dating and its increasing use and value to scholars.
WHAT: Culinary Historian, Dr. Jessica B. Harris '68 interviewed by Dorcas Davis '03, MA CUNY with introduction by Dr. Marcia Young Cantarella '68.
WHEN: Wednesday, February 24th at 7:00 PM.
WHERE: Please RSVP HERE. A Zoom Link will be provided upon registration AND on the day of the event.
HOW MUCH: $20.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Helen Thurston '74 at hthurston77@earthlink.net.
