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Food and Nationalism: Gastronationalism Revisited

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 February 2020

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Atsuko Ichijo*
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Department of Politics, International Relations and Human Rights, Kingston University, Kingston-Upon-Thames, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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*Corresponding author. Email: a.ichijo@kingston.ac.uk
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Abstract

This article reviews recent developments in scholarship on gastronationalism, or more broadly, food and nationalism. It finds while the concept of gastronationalism per se has not been rigorously developed, scholarship of food and nationalism in general has been developing fast. A major development in the study of gastronationalism is the introduction of the everyday nationhood/banal nationalism perspective, which in turn diverts the focus away from the state’s intervention, a point emphasized by Michaela DeSoucey. The review of the field suggests that a renewed focus on the role of food in the interaction between state actors and international organizations would further refine the concept of gastronationalism. As for the study of food and nationalism, efforts to integrate findings from existing case studies to produce an overall understanding of society are needed.

Keywords

gastronationalismfood and nationalismbanal nationalismeveryday nationhoodinternational relations
Type
State of the Field
Information
Nationalities Papers , Volume 48 , Special Issue 2: Special Issue on National Cultural Autonomy in Diverse Political Communities: Practices, Challenges, and Perspectives , March 2020 , pp. 215 - 223
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© Association for the Study of Nationalities 2020

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