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Food Studies

This guide covers resources for the study of the history and social ramifications of food. See the Nutrition guide for other topics.

Searching Food Studies Journals

Searching in certain disciplines is easier than others. Due to the cross-disciplinary nature of Food Studies, sometimes, searching the content of a specific journal is easier than trying to find a comprehensive Food Studies database. The Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS) has compiled a list of journals relevant to Food Studies.

Other Relevant Periodicals

This list from our catalog of mostly print journals have the Library of Congress subject heading:  Food -- Periodicals

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