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Geography 271 : Zine Assignment

March 1st, 2020

u tard Colonialism: An Ex ultural Im erialism Authentici and Identi

An important theme of Geography 271 so far is that food is not only physical

nourishment but also something that sustains a person emotionally, spiritually and culturally. I

chose my family recipe with this theme firmly in mind. I begin my zine by explaining my

emotional and family ties to the dish then adopting a wider lens to explore how this simple

family food is symbolic of imperialism, authenticity and identity. I examine how colonialism has

both large systemic impacts such as inhumane police and infrastructural destabilization (as

explored in a class reading titled "Origins of the Third World" as well as impacts within a

microcosm.

Some of those impacts may be as subtle and pervasive as one of the national desserts of a

colonizer completely overtaking traditional Sri Lankan desserts---resulting in a confused sense of

identity, a struggle to determine whether or not something is authentic (and if that is a measure

even worth striving for) and a disconnect from one's culture, which are all themes and

discussions from class, especially in context of Manalansan's reading, "Beyond Authencity". In

my zine I argue that the remedy to the sense of discomfort and distance is ensuring that a person

listens and learns from their community, as discussed in Wong's piece "Shop Talk", in response

to the stress this class has put on importance of family, tradition and community in food and

eating (from engaging in farm/production work to ensuring your community has a market

focused on people over profit).

Works Cited

Davis, Mike, 1946-. Late Victorian holocausts: El Niiio famines and the making of the third

world. London ; Verso, c2002. http://hd1.handle.net/2027/heb,30886,0001.00 I .

(http://www.hydrant.co.uk), S. (2020). Sri Lanka: History I The Commonwealth. Retrieved 4

March 2020, from https:/ /thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/sri-lanka/history

Manalansan, M. F. (2013). Beyond authenticity: Rerouting the Filipino culinary diaspora. In Eating Asian America: A Food Studies Reader (pp. 288-300). New York University Press.

Wong, D. (2019). Shop Talk and Everyday Sites of Resistance to Gentrification in Manhattan's

Chinatown. WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly 47(1), 132-148. doi:10.1353/wsq.2019.0032.