Masterfully arranged by the editor, the
articles in this book comprise a sterling
collection of Italian American folklore
research. The organization of the work
provides seamless transitions from essays
on foodways to material culture, cultural
landscape to explicit art forms, and largescale
ceremonial events to religious belief,
all situated in diverse locales from New York
to California.
Italian Americans
Evviva San Giuseppe! St. Joseph’s Table Celebrations in Rural Western New York
A portrait of the Catholic Feast of Saint Joseph in western New York State, including what are the elements of a St. Joseph’s Table, and its connections to place, memory, and family.
Essere Vecchi & Brutto
Remembrances of an Italian American childhood
Ethnicity, Nostalgia, Affirmation: The Rhetoric of Italian American Identity
The author explores how Italian American identity is expessed through religious belief, language, and memory.
Winemaking and Personal Cosmology
Personal Narratives of wine making and wine drinking provides a source for self-definition that reinforced ethnicity and personal identity