The HistoryMakers video oral history with Jessica B. Harris.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 30 min., 17 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2004.133 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Harris, Jessica B., interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Hickey, Matthew, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Jessica B. Harris |
| Portion of title | Jessica B. Harris |
| Abstract | Culinary historian and professor Jessica Harris was born in Queens, New York on March 18, 1948. After high school, Harris attended Bryn Mawr College, earning her A.B. degree in French in 1968. While there, she spent a year abroad in Paris. She returned to France in 1968, attending the Universite de Nancy for a year. She earned her master's degree from Queens College in 1971. Harris earned her Ph.D. degree from New York University in 1983. Harris worked as a lecturer in the department of romance languages at Queens College in 1969. She remained there throughout her career working as an associate professor in the English department. Harris enjoyed a cuisine career, writing on foods from around the world, often with a focus on African and Caribbean flavors. She wrote several books, including The Welcome Table: African-American Heritage Cooking and Iron Pots and Wooden Spoons: Africa's Gifts to New World Cooking. |
| Credits | Videographer, Matthew Hickey. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 2004 August 18. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2004.133 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |