Monteverde Plenary Address - Italian Cuisine and Cultural Identity
Location
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
28-9-2015 10:00 AM
Description
As suggested by David M. Kaplan, “food taps pleasure and anxiety, memories and desires, attachment or alienation from our heritage. It does not determine an identity, but it is a marker of identity.” What is the identity marked by Italian food? Is there such a thing as authentic Italian food? And what does “authentic Italian food” mean to someone who is an outsider to this national or cultural community? What are the politics of claiming authenticity, of speaking from a position of knowledge and authority, to define the legitimacy of a particular cultural production? What does it mean to speak of the authenticity of culinary practices when traditions within all cultures are constantly changing? Dr. Muccini will address these questions with particular attention to the concepts of tradition vs. innovation.
Recommended Citation
Muccini, Francesca, "Monteverde Plenary Address - Italian Cuisine and Cultural Identity" (2015). Humanities Symposium. 37.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2015/2015/37
Monteverde Plenary Address - Italian Cuisine and Cultural Identity
Wedgewood Conference Center, Room 4094
As suggested by David M. Kaplan, “food taps pleasure and anxiety, memories and desires, attachment or alienation from our heritage. It does not determine an identity, but it is a marker of identity.” What is the identity marked by Italian food? Is there such a thing as authentic Italian food? And what does “authentic Italian food” mean to someone who is an outsider to this national or cultural community? What are the politics of claiming authenticity, of speaking from a position of knowledge and authority, to define the legitimacy of a particular cultural production? What does it mean to speak of the authenticity of culinary practices when traditions within all cultures are constantly changing? Dr. Muccini will address these questions with particular attention to the concepts of tradition vs. innovation.
Comments
Convocation Credit: Culture & Arts