Astrid Knox-McConnell
Food Journalist
Phone:
+1 (662) 380-9112
Email:
Address:
127 Chinkapin Loop
Oxford, MS 38655
A Bit About Me
I am a current graduate student at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture, pursuing a master's in Southern Studies with an emphasis on queer Southern foodways.
I achieved my BA (Hons) in History and Politics of the Americas from University College London in 2024, where my dissertation focused on the role of food in queer quotidian protest from the 1970s-1990s. I intend to use my time at UM to expand on this undergraduate work, particularly utilizing oral histories and storytelling to highlight the voices of queer Southerners and champion their foodways.
My ultimate goal is to write about food for a living. This blog is a way to showcase my food journalism skills and experience, and, ultimately, my food stories in order to prove that writing about food is worth it. Everyone eats, so let's dig in!
Work Experience
August 2025 - December 2025
August 2024 - May 2026
July 2023 - August 2023
Newspaper Intern with Invisible Histories, logging the metadata of the queer publication Southern Voice.
Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Mississippi's Center for the Study of Southern Culture. Reading and writing for Mississippi Encylopedia and the Southern Register.
Restaurant Journalist work placement at SquareMeal. Writing SEO copy on relevant and trendy restaurant and food news, including reviewing and writing a restaurant review.
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