Histories of Trauma, Futures of Identity, As Told by the Kitchens of the Polish Diaspora

Honors College Thesis

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Creator	Wojtas, Miriam
Abstract	A recipe as a piece of text can tell a variety of stories as well as any other. Using a feminist rhetorical analysis, I read my grandmother’s personal recipe journal to show that her writings contain valuable information about women’s lives in twentieth century Poland. Through the close examination of three recipes, I argue that family knowledges inherited through cooking serve as a larger commentary on the social, political, and economic conditions of their lived experiences. The use of recipes especially prioritizes Polish women as cultural stewards and knowledge producers, as their work in kitchens is fundamental to the maintenance of the family and state.
License	Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Resource Type	Honors College Thesis
Date Issued	2019-05-31
Degree Level	Bachelor's
Degree Name	Honors Bachelor of Arts (H.B.A.)
Degree Field	Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Spanish
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	2019
Advisor	Boovy, Bradley
Committee Member	Freehling-Burton, Kryn Driskill, Qwo-Li
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Honors College
Rights Statement	In Copyright
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]

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