Food, Culture, and the Politics of Identity

This episode explores the deep connections between food, culture, and identity, and how the fight for food sovereignty is also a struggle to preserve threatened cultural traditions and assert collective self-determination. We'll hear from activists, scholars, and community members about how food has been a central battleground in colonial and neocolonial projects to erase Indigenous and minority cultures, and how the revitalization of traditional food practices has become a powerful form of resistance and cultural reclamation. We'll also examine how food justice movements are challenging the whitewashing and appropriation of ethnic cuisines, and how the politics of representation in the food industry intersect with broader questions of power, representation, and the right to define one's own cultural identity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.