Cooking Up a Life: Foodways in Black Los Angeles

How does food—in the home, in the restaurant, and beyond—tell stories about Black Los Angeles? How are Black auto/biographical food narratives essential sites of hope, joy, and liberation? Submit 300-word abstracts & short bios.

Deadline for submissions: Friday, March 20, 2026

Kimberly Mack, University of Illinois (krmack@illinois.edu )