Articles on Foodways in the Journal Australian Folklore
Report by Mark Moravec
"Foodways", can be defined as the customs, beliefs and practices surrounding the production, presentation and consumption of food (Moravec, 1993, 39; based on Davey, 1993, 182). Another, simpler definition is ‘the intersection of food and culture" (Camp, 1996, 300). Folklorists use the term, but, regardless of what term one uses, research into food and culture has evolved into a widespread interdisciplinary effort.
Australian Folklore is the annual journal of the Australian Folklore Association. First published in 1987, the journal has since 1992 been edited by Prof. John S Ryan of the University of New England, Armidale. Most issues of Australian Folklore include one or more articles on foodways, a topic of significant interest to folklorists.
The purpose of this list of foodways articles and reviews is to aid Australian researchers on food and drink who may not be aware of this resource (and discourse) available at the folklore end of scholarly research into food and culture. Australian Folklore may also be an ideal vehicle for publishing some of your own articles, reviews and announcements on the theme of food and culture.
Membership of the Australian Folklore Association costs $30 p.a. and includes Australian Folklore plus issues of the AFA Newsletter. For further information contact Mark Moravec, AFA Secretary, 104 Howitt St, Ballarat VIC 3350; Tel 03 5331 4408.
References
Charles Camp, "Foodways," in Jan Harold Brunvand, ed., American Folklore: An Encyclopedia (New York: Garland, 1996).
Gwenda Beed Davey, "Foodways," in Gwenda Beed Davey and Graham Seal, eds., The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore (Melbourne: Oxford University, 1993).
Mark Moravec, "Australian Foodways Bibliography", Australian Folklore, 8 (August 1993).
Articles
Terry Baker, "Australia’s Foodways--An Overview," Australian Folklore (hereafter AF ), 14 (November 1999), pp. 212-221.
Paul Hallpike, "Australia’s Foodways--Botany Bay to the Packaged Present: An Overview," AF, 15 (August 2000), pp. 166-176.
Barry McDonald, "Some Account of Kangaroo Hunting on the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales, 1840-1880, and the Evidence of Folksong," AF, 10 (July 1995), pp. 108-132.
Ian McIntosh, "Maluku ‘Totem’ Hunters and Sama-Bajau, in North Australian Aboriginal Mythology?" AF, 10 (July 1995), pp. 50-60.
Mark Moravec, "Australian Rumours and Alleged Incidents," AF, 10 (July 1995), pp. 204-212.
________, " Foodways: A Review Article," AF, 11 (July 1996), pp. 227-232.
Maurice Ryan, "‘If It Runs, Shoot It:’ Some Historical ‘Reasons’ for Our Wildlife Slaughter," AF, 9 (July 1994), pp. 122-127.
Lisa Templeton, "Domestic Cooking in Victoria," AF, 12 (August 1997), pp. 224-236.
Edwin Wilson, "Paradise Lost: Plant-lore on the Far North Coast of New South Wales," AF, 9 (July 1994), pp. 104-113.
Book Reviews (Listed in the order author, title, year of publication, name of reviewer).
Pat Caplan, Feasts, Fasts, Famine: Food for Thought, 1992 (John S Ryan), AF, 10 (July 1995), p. 263.
Robert Dare, ed., Food, Power and Community: Essays in the History of Food and Drink, 1999 (John S Ryan), AF, 15 (August 2000), p. 177.
Tessa Everlegh, Easter: A Spring Celebration of Traditional Crafts and Recipes, 1994 (John S. Ryan), AF, 11 (July 1996), p. 129.
Kathlyn Gay, Keep the Buttered Side Up: Food Superstitions from Around the World, 1995 (Mark Moravec), AF, 12 (August 1997), pp. 299-301.
Gerald and Valerie Mars, eds., Food, Culture and History, Volume 1, 1993 (Mark Moravec), AF, 11 (July 1996), pp. 204-212.
Douglas G. Meldrum, The Night 2,000 Men Came to Dinner and Other Appetizing Anecdotes, 1994 (John S Ryan), AF, 11 (July 1996), p. 24.
Kingsley Palmer, Swinging the Billy: Indigenous and Other Styles of Australian Bush Cooking, 1999 (Mark Moravec), AF, 15 (August 2000), pp. 242-246.
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