HeyJaredCoffee in Translation
I write about coffee history and culture, mapping coffee's transnational routes.
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Liquid Lore: The Whiteness of Milk (opens the original)
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A couple of weeks ago I launched a new series on milk, and began with myths. It was the sensical way to commence, but what actually and initially drew me to milk (as a subject of sociological interest) is its whiteness. Across this and the next installment, we’ll explore the historical foundations of how the whiteness of milk came to be associated with luxury, ‘noble’ blood and notions of superiority, and even with holiness. However, treading ancient trails, we’ll also see that milk represented
Liquid Lore: Milk (opens the original)
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I am thrilled to be back writing from my maternity leave! On May 31st I gave birth to Ellie, a sweet baby girl, and my life transitioned. One major shift was going from being obsessed with coffee to being constantly occupied with milk. And so, naturally, I began thinking about milk sociologically.This led me to embark on a new series, one that continues the direction I took before my baby-hiatus, which set out to explore everything around coffee. I call this new series “Liquid Lore”, a study of
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