As the holidays approach, we wanted to unwrap notable holiday-themed articles published across UC Press Journals. From the history of Christmas dinner to Chrismukkah multiculturalism, Dickensian literature to Russian holiday foods (and recipes!), we wish you happy holidays from UC Press Journals!


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Harper’s Weekly, December 1860. Source: cathy kaufman (for Gastronomica)

Chrismukkah: Millennial Multiculturalism
Samira K. Mehta
Religion and American Culture (Vol. 25 No. 1, Winter 2015)

The Ideal Christmas Dinner
cathy kaufman
Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies (Vol. 4 No. 4, Fall 2004)

Dickens and Christmas: His Framed-Tale Themes
Ruth F. Glancy
Nineteenth Century Literature (Vol. 35 No. 1, Summer 1980)

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First edition frontispiece and title page (1843). Source: Heritage Auctions

 

 

 

 

Borscht – A Love Story  (Bonus: recipe included!)
Bryan Demchinsky
Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies (Vol. 15 No. 3, Fall 2015)

Believing in the Black Messiah: The Legio Maria Church in an African Christian Landscape
Matthew Kustenbauder
Nova Religio: The Journal of Alternative and Emergent Religions (Vol. 13 No. 1, August 2009)

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