As Food Studies has grown into a well-established field, literary scholars have not fully addressed the prevalent themes of food, eating, and consumption in Chicana/o literature. Here, contributors propose food consciousness as a paradigm to examine the literary discourses of Chicana/o authors as they shift from the nation to the postnation.

Meredith E. Abarca, University of Texas, El Paso, USAPaul Allatson, University of Technology, Sydney, AustraliaLaura P. Alonso Gallo, Barry University, Miami, USASuzanne Bost, Loyola University, Chicago, USANorma E. Cantu, University of Missouri-Kansas City, USANorma L. Cardenas, Oregon State University, USAElizabeth Lee Steere, University of West Georgia, USAMimi Reisel Gladstein, University of Texas, El Paso, USANieves Pascual, University of Jaen, SpainHeather Salter, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, USAEdith Vasquez, Pitzer College, USA Irene Vasquez, University of New Mexico, USA