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Sponsored by Lati n American and Caribbean Landscapes Cluster
Rosi Song discusses the burgeoning field of Food Stu dies and their intersection with History\, Cultural Studies\, Latin America n and Iberian Studies. While the ever-evolving study of food and nutrition has contributed to the understanding of societal debates as recipes and foo d practices were passed down from generation to generation\, new interest i n food traditions as linked to specific geographic territories and as intan gible heritage artifacts offer us a valuable opportunity to interrogate som e common perceptions about the food we consume and our relationship to them . How has the study of food been utilized to address larger issues relating to cultural heritage and identity\, especially in the present when food co nsumption and food expectations have become increasingly global? How can we understand foodways as the embodiment of change and the movement of people amid environmental and social transformations under duress and violence ye t at the same time engage with pseudo essentialist discourses entangled wit h emotions about belonging and subjectivities? How can developing an unders tanding of food practices address or help us envision common ties while pro tecting cultural heritage\, or how can we conceive geographic mobility thro ugh food in an increasingly connected but also fragmented world? Can food c ulture be part of this conversation and what should it contribute? Thinking about food through the linguistic\, geographic and material boundaries tha t traditionally define the fields of Latin American\, Caribbean and Iberian Studies\, this talk explores how social and cultural values that are susta ined by ideas of tradition and conservation can teach us about our ever-cha nging multicultural foodscapes.
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About the FHI S Research Seminar: Hosted by the Department of French\, Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS)\, the Research Seminar is an opportunity to expl ore current research and ideas related to the languages\, literatures and c ultures of the Romance language-speaking world\, with presentations from fa culty members\, graduate students\, and/or guest speakers. All are welcome.
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If you have questions\, please contact Dr. Katharin a Piechocki (katharina.piechock i@ubc.ca).
UBC Vancouver is situated on the traditional \, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam) People.
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