Williams speaks with Michael W. Twitty about ‘Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew’

Furman University’s Judith Williams, an anthropology professor, serves as a virtual host for the Miami Book Fair sponsored by Florida Humanities. Williams, who calls Miami her hometown, moderates a session with Michael W. Twitty, author of “Kosheroul: The Faith Journey of an African American Jew.” Twitty, an award-winning culinary and cultural historian, discusses his book about “the crossroads of Jewish and African diaspora cuisine – and issues of memory, identity, and food.” He explores not just who makes the food, but how the food makes the people.

Williams is a sociocultural anthropologist whose ethnographies of restaurant workers examine the construct of racial hierarchies within the country’s restaurant industry. A former chef and caterer, Williams says her “experience working in the upper echelons of the culinary industry infuses her work with an experiential dimension of understanding.”

The 46-minute session, which took place live on Friday, Nov. 18, is available at Miami Book Fair Online.