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DESCRIPTION:This study examines the role of food as a living archive in sha
 ping and negotiating diaspora identity\, drawing on a systematic literatur
 e review of scholarly works across cultural studies\, diaspora studies\, a
 nd food anthropology. The study investigates how culinary practices serve 
 not only as daily routines but also as repositories of memory\, heritage\,
  and identity among diasporic communities. The review follows a structured
  search and selection process across major academic databases (e.g.\, Scop
 us\, JSTOR\, Web of Science)\, identifying peer-reviewed articles publishe
 d between 2000 and 2025 that address the intersections of food\, migration
 \, cultural memory\, and identity politics. Key themes emerging from the l
 iterature include food as a vehicle for intergenerational memory transmiss
 ion\, the reconstruction of homeland through culinary rituals\, and the ne
 gotiation of hybrid identities in multicultural host societies. The study 
 also explores how food operates as both a unifying and contested symbol wi
 thin diasporic politics\, reflecting tensions around authenticity\, belong
 ing\, and identity preservation. Notably\, food is shown to function as a 
 mobile archive: dynamic\, performative\, and deeply embedded in collective
  memory. By synthesizing existing knowledge\, this review highlights the i
 mportance of food as more than a cultural expression\; it is a political a
 nd affective space where identity is performed\, preserved\, and reimagine
 d. The findings demonstrate the importance of culinary memory as a lens fo
 r understanding broader issues of migration\, displacement\, and the conti
 nuous (re)negotiation of belonging in transnational contexts.
DTSTAMP:20260412T124028Z
LOCATION:Room 208 (Seats 40)
SUMMARY:Food as a Living Archive: Culinary Memory and the Politics of Diasp
 ora Identity - Olaolu Peter Oluwasanmi
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/BEWGSY/
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