Quiz 1 (week 1-4) Flashcards
Involves external characteristics over which a person has little to no control like height/race
Identity
Who said “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are”
Jean Anthelme Brillat Savarin
How is food used in the construction and reproduction of an identity?
Food acts a large part of culture and can help build cultural identities. The reproduction aspect comes from passing cultural/food identities down to further generations
“Slave masters would withhold food and use it to control the slaves” is an example of
Food power
Individuals or groups culturally based food preparation and consumption behaviors and traditions, including production of foods
Foodways
Vary across different cultures; based on prioritizing limited sets of basic food, distinct flavor, and distinct prep.
Cuisines
What is the role of Thanksgiving as a national identity?
Thanksgiving unites families in the United States, metaphorically and physically. Physically, people travel home for Thanksgiving to celebrate the holiday with their families. Metaphorically, Thanksgiving strengthens the American Identity
Scope of audience is narrow and involves the official/formal diplomatic government to communicate
Culinary Diplomacy
Targeting the general population to deliver a specific message to larger populations through foods
Gastrodiplomacy
A social group that shares a common and distinctive culture
Ethnicity
the practice among white people of acting as if something created by people of color didn’t exist until they took note of it
Columbusing
What does “Authentic or not, It’s Original” by Abarca highlight (2)
- Food should be labeled as original instead of authentic
- Instead of critiquing authenticity, we should celebrate originality
What does “Invention of Thanksgiving” by Siskind highlight? (2)
- Thanksgiving is used to highlight national identity
- Shows how holidays can unify a nation
What does “Food, national identity, and Nationalism” by Ichijo highlight? (1)
Relates food to top-down, bottom-up, global level
Symbols that we live in nation-states; branding of food with their perceived origin
Bottom-down
Food wars; the need to defend particular food practices
Global
Rise in Gastrodiplomacy; national identity engineered by NATIONAL states
Top-Down
What does “Food, Race, and Ethnicity” by Chen highlight? (2)
- How food plays a role in maintaining/representing ethnic/racial groups identities
- Speaks on how globalization has changed certain ethnic dishes
What does “How Watermelon’s Became a racist trope” by Black highlight? (2)
- How watermelon consumption by slaves has caused a negative connection between black people and watermelons
- Shows how food can be weaponized
What does “Eating Cultures: Incorporation, Identity, and India Food” by Narayan highlight (2)
- Narayan uses food to “consider the relationship between the colonizers and the colonized”
- Speaks on how food can be taken and adapted in a different culture
What example of food being adapted into different cultures is in Narayan’s Indian food piece?
British Curry
What causes a major impact on cosmopolitan Indian Food?
Exposure to diverse experiences/different cultures
What does “As Mother Made It” by Srinivas highlight? (2)
- Highlights family tradition/the important aspects of using family recipes to link cultural heritage
- Argues that Cosmo Indian families create a cultural utopia through food practices by using aspects of traditional cuisines with new lifestyles
