Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary Matejowsky Ty
Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary Matejowsky Ty A critical meditation of the iconic 24-7 roadside chain and its place in the southern imaginaryWaffle House has long been…
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Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary Matejowsky Ty
A critical meditation of the iconic 24-7 roadside chain and its place in the southern imaginaryWaffle House has long been touted as an icon of the American South. Whether approached as a comedic punchline on the Internet, television, and other popular media or elevated as a genuine touchstone of messy American modernity, Waffle House, its employees, and everyday clientele do much to transcend such one-dimensional characterizations, earning distinction in ways that regularly go unsung.Smothered and Covered: Waffle House and the Southern Imaginary is the first book to socioculturally assess the chain within the field of contemporary food studies. The restaurant's consistent foregrounding as a resonant symbol of regional character proves relevant for understanding much about the people, events, and foodways shaping the sociopolitical contours of today's Bible Belt.