NLCC 2020: Visits, Vittles & Vines: The Culture of Southern Hospitality

The 2020 conference will focus on the heritage of Southern hospitality. It will highlight the many cultures and rich traditions that make up the food, gardens, and entertainment that we are so known for in the South, and how it transcends race and class lines. Topics and themes that will be addressed in the various presentation include Southern Hospitality Culture, foodways, African Disapora within southern foodways, identity, rhetoric, community culture, oral histories, culinary history, cross-culture gardening, entertainment, art, film, and more.