Food cultures and social change: in conversation with Dr Jessica B. Harris

Saturday, August 01 2026, 2pm - 3pm, at City Halls, 100 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1NQ

 

Part of PLACE AT THE TABLE: food, drink and Scotland’s identity.

A festival from the Oxford Cultural Collective, Glasgow Life and The University of Glasgow.

£8.22 per ticket (includes booking fee) – follow link to book

 

Dr Jessica B Harris will reflect on the use of food as a catalyst for social change, drawing distinctions between practice in the UK and US. She will also consider how food professionals can give voice to historically marginalised communities.

Dr Jessica B. Harris, is the leading authority on the food of the African Diaspora. The author of 17 books, including High on the Hog, which inspired the Netflix series of the same name, she is a James Beard Lifetime Achievement winner.