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: Monday, March 16, 2026

Janaka Lewis, College Language Assn. (janakabowman@gmail.com )