Page Content 1 Frederick Opie Professor Academic Division: History & Society Email 781-239-5611 CV Linkedin Twitter Website Intro Video Bio I am a Professor of History and Foodways and the author of several books, a blog, and I host a related podcast. You can find my work at FredOpie.com. My courses examine history through the lens of food. My newest classes developed in 2017 are Food and Civil Rights and Food and Politics. I offer an upper level seminar on Race and Ethnicity in Latin America which explores questions such as: What does it mean to be Black or Indian or white in Latin America?; and How has the explosive growth of export-oriented economies transformed race relations in Latin America? I use a variety of theoretical and inner-disciplinary approaches and case studies in my courses. In my course African History and Foodways students learn about movements and events that have shaped Africa from the 1400s to the present. We cover African culinary contributions to the world; African political institutions, gender, religion, colonization and independence movements. Courses equip students to do quality research, writing, and presentations. Fred Opie Food Show Fred Opie Show Lacrosse Podcast Speaking about: Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food Academic Degrees Ph D, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University BS, Syracuse University Academic Interests Food Traditions; Social Movements; Student Athletes ages 14 to 24 Awards & Honors 2012 - Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University 2011 - C. V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience, Frederick Douglass Fellowship, Washington College Courses Degree Courses 2017-2018 CVA 2002: AFR AMERICAN HISTORY AND FOODWAYS AHS 1000: AHS JUSTICE AND INEQUALITY HSS 2032: AFRICAN HISTORY AND FOODWAYS Degree Courses 2016-2017 CVA 2090: FOOD AND THE AFRICAN AMER CANON HIS 4640: FOOD AND CIVIL RIGHTS HSS 2019: A HISTORY OF FOOD AND ELECTION CAMPAIGNS Publications Books Opie, F.D. (2017). START WITH YOUR GIFT: UNDERSTAND AND MONETIZE IT WHILE SERVING OTHERS WITH IT. Natick, Massachusetts: Opie Publishing link Opie, F.D. (2017). Southern Food and Civil Rights: Feeding the Revolution . Charleston, South Carolina: American Palate link Opie, F.D. (2015). Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food: Recipes, Remedies, and Simple Pleasures. South Carolina: The History Press link Opie, F.D. (2014). Upsetting the Apple Cart: Black-Latino Coalitions in New York City from Protest to Public Office. New York, NY: Columbia University Press Opie, F.D. (2009). Black Labor Migration in Caribbean Guatemala, 1882-1923: University of Florida Press Articles Opie, F.D. (2015, September) “Zora Neale Hurston on Floridian Food and Culture” ., pp. 15. Ann Arbor: Repast, The Quarterly Publication of the Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor. link Book Chapters Opie, F.D. (2014). Influence, Sources, and African Diaspora Foodways . In Paul Freedman, Joyce E. Chaplin and Ken Albala (Ed.), Food in Time and Place: The American Historical Association Companion to Food History. Oakland, CA: University of California Press Opie, F.D. (2012). Alcohol and Lowdown Culture in Caribbean Guatemala and Honduras, 1898-1922. In David Carey Jr. (Ed.), Distilling the Influence of Alcohol: Aguardiente in Guatemalan History. Gainesville, FL: The University of Florida Press Opie, F.D. (2016). “Clifford Bourne” . Oxford Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American BiographyNew York: Oxford Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography link Presentations “The Sandwich Brigade and the 1963 March on Washington” Opie, F. “The Sandwich Brigade and the 1963 March on Washington” Boston Public Library Lecture Series, Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, (2017) "Sustenance in the Struggle for Freedom" Opie, F. "Sustenance in the Struggle for Freedom" Lecture, Atlanta, Georgia (2017) “Afro Pacific Foodways: From Africa to America” Opie, F. “Afro Pacific Foodways: From Africa to America” Lecture Series, Evanston, Illinois (2017) Center for the Study of Culture Race & Ethnicity Beyond Community Discussion Series Opie, F. Center for the Study of Culture Race & Ethnicity Beyond Community Discussion Series Beyond Community Discussion Series, Ithaca College (2016) Food Justice, Race + Design Panel Opie, F. Food Justice, Race + Design Panel Black and Design Conference , Cambridge, Massachusetts (2015) “Zora Neale Hurston’s Work on Food-Based Prescriptions for Illnesses: A History” Opie, F. “Zora Neale Hurston’s Work on Food-Based Prescriptions for Illnesses: A History” Book Event, Manhattan, NY (2015) “The Culinary World of a Literary Icon: Zora Neale Hurston,” Opie, F. “The Culinary World of a Literary Icon: Zora Neale Hurston,” October Meeting , Brooklyn (2015) “Earthenware: A History of Table Traditions and Related Recipes” Opie, F. “Earthenware: A History of Table Traditions and Related Recipes” Annual Meeting , Rhode Island (2015) Panel Discussion, I contributed remarks on molasses history Opie, F. Panel Discussion, I contributed remarks on molasses history "The African American Experience: Nourishing The Soul Through Music and Food", Boston (2015) Black and Latino Coalitions, the 1960s to Today Opie, F. Black and Latino Coalitions, the 1960s to Today Boston University, Boston, MA (2014) Atlantic World Foodways Through the Lens of Zora Neale Hurston Opie, F. Atlantic World Foodways Through the Lens of Zora Neale Hurston Atlantic World Foodways: The Carolina Lowcountry, Africa, Italy and Spain, Greensboro, NC (2014) Gender, Food and Culture in American History Opie, F. Gender, Food and Culture in American History Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (2013) Stumping and Eating: Latino Voters and the Role of Food in 2012 Race to the White House Opie, F. Stumping and Eating: Latino Voters and the Role of Food in 2012 Race to the White House University of Maryland, College Park, MD (2012) Ethnic Borderlands and the Politics of Food in New City 1959 to 1989 Opie, F. Ethnic Borderlands and the Politics of Food in New City 1959 to 1989 Food and the City Conference, Boston, MA (2012) Service Athletic Department Advisory Board (current) Media Contributions Fred Opie Show Food History Research and Writing Podcast Other (2017) Fred Opie Show Food History Research and Writing Podcast Other (2017) Fred Opie Show Food History Research and Writing Podcast Other (2017) Fred Opie Show Food History Research and Writing Podcast Other (2017) City Lights on WABE 90.1 FM WABE in Atlanta Radio (2017) NPR Radio (2017) Good Food, KCRW, Santa Monica, California Public Radio Radio (2015) The Splendid Table, America Public Media Radio (2014)