Black (W)hole Foods: Okra, Soil and Blackness in <i>The Underground Railroad</i> (Barry Jenkins, USA, 2021)
This essay analyses the role played by okra in <i>The Underground Railroad</i>, together with how it functions in relation to the soil that sustains it and which allows it to grow. I argue that okra represents an otherwise lost African past for both protagonist Cora and for the show in g...
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MDPI AG
2022-10-01
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| Series: | Philosophies |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2409-9287/7/5/117 |