How the Gatsby traces Cape Town’s history
A thesis written by a females Master’s graduate from the University of the Western Cape (UWC) has tongues wagging due to its unusual focus subject – the history of the Gatsby, the quintessential Cape Town takeaway staple.
Titled “Producing and Consuming the Wembley Whopper and the Super Fisheries Gatsby: Bread Winners and Losers in Athlone, Cape Town, 1950-1980”, the thesis is a study on the ties between food and history.
“I chose to write my thesis on takeaways because I figured I should write about something I relate to. I have also always been interested in other ‘sauces’ of history. The family photos tucked away in my mother’s cupboard were my earliest historical fascination,” Tazneem Wentzel, the graduate who wrote the thesis, said to IOL.
Source: capetownetc.com