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Rhetoric Society Quarterly· 2026Q1

Hungry Roots: How Food Communicates Appalachia’s Search for Resilience

Caddie Alford

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Foodways in Southern Appalachia serve as a critical communication tool, expressing the region's resilience and cultural identity amidst external perceptions.

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  • Foodways in Southern Appalachia function as a significant communication system.
  • These food practices express the region's resilience and cultural identity.
  • Foodways actively challenge and reframe external perceptions of Appalachia.

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Abstract

I’ve only spent time in Southern Appalachia once, traveling to Floyd in southwestern Virginia for a spring break respite in 2023. Known as a countercultural arts district, Floyd sits on a high moun...

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Field: Philosophy

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