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Against Heritage

The Reinvention of Traditional Foods
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The rise of "heritage" foods-that is, the reinvention of traditional foods-has enjoyed a high profile thanks to the oft-praised efforts of chefs such as Sean Brock and Rene Redzepi. But Lily Kelting observes the popularity of heritage foods as something more: a global movement in response to climate catastrophe and the rise of right-wing, populist movements that center a return to the past as part of their ideology. Weaving ethnography, discourse analysis, critical theory, and sensory, embodied critique, Kelting tracks and critiques the boom of traditional food revival movements in the American South, Denmark, and India. Ultimately, Kelting argues that the heritage that culinary professionals wish to revive is equal parts nostalgia and invention: They engage, subvert, and ignore food histories in their creation of new food movements. As Kelting documents our contemporary moment, she shows how the conversations surrounding these new food movements leave out those already keeping their traditions alive. Against Heritage, then, serves as a reparative revaluation of the work of the cooks largely excluded from the prevailing media conversation about heritage revival.
Lily Kelting is assistant professor of literary and cultural studies at FLAME University in Pune, India.
"A brilliant provocation that reconsiders the value and labor of women and racialized cooks in the heritage food movement."-Krishnendu Ray, New York University "A robust and expansive study that combines theoretical analysis with practical interventions."-Catarina Passidomo, Washington and Lee University
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