Gastronativism : : Food, Identity, Politics / / Fabio Parasecoli.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2022
• VerfasserIn: Parasecoli, Fabio,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The Italian political right is outraged by halal tortellini and a pork-free lasagna served at the Vatican. In India, Hindu fundamentalists organize attacks on Muslims who sell beef. European anti-immigrant politicians denounce couscous and kebabs. In an era of nationalist and exclusionary movements, food has become a potent symbol of identity. Why has eating become so politically charged—and can the emotions surrounding food be redirected in a healthier direction?Fabio Parasecoli identifies and defines the phenomenon of “gastronativism,” the ideological use of food to advance ideas about who belongs to a community and who does not. As globalization and neoliberalism have transformed food systems, people have responded by seeking to return to their roots. Many have embraced local ingredients and notions of cultural heritage, but this impulse can play into the hands of nationalist and xenophobic political projects. Such movements draw on the strong emotions connected with eating to stoke resentment and contempt for other people and cultures.Parasecoli emphasizes that gastronativism is a worldwide phenomenon, even as it often purports to oppose local aspects and consequences of globalization. He also explores how to channel pride in culinary traditions toward resisting transnational corporations, uplifting marginalized and oppressed groups, and assisting people left behind by globalization. Featuring a wide array of examples from all over the world, Gastronativism is a timely, incisive, and lively analysis of how and why food has become a powerful political tool.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION: ENTER GASTRONATIVISM -- PART ONE. GASTRONATIVISM -- Chapter One DEFENDING PRIVILEGE: EXCLUSIONARY GASTRONATIVISM -- Chapter Two TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE: NONEXCLUSIONARY GASTRONATIVISM -- PART TWO. THE POWER OF FOOD -- Chapter Three FOOD AND IDENTITY -- Chapter Four FOOD AND POWER -- PART THREE. BORDERS AND FLOWS -- Chapter Five FOOD, NATIONS, AND NATIONALISM -- Chapter Six FOOD AND DIPLOMACY -- Chapter Seven NATIONAL PRODUCTS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET -- PART FOUR. BETWEEN HERE AND THERE -- Chapter Eight MIGRANT FOOD -- Chapter Nine CONTAGIONS -- CONCLUSION: WHAT FUTURE? -- NOTES -- INDEX