Abstract: Previous literature on the role of food in the diaspora indicates that social groups communicate their identity to outsiders through culinary culture and traditional recipes. What food is...Show moreAbstract: Previous literature on the role of food in the diaspora indicates that social groups communicate their identity to outsiders through culinary culture and traditional recipes. What food is produced, how it is cooked and with what available ingredients it is prepared has extremely meaningful cultural implications, especially in circumstances of migration, hardship and loss. Social media, however, has profoundly blurred the boundaries of knowledge implicit to social groups and “followers” who do not belong to the community, but who still consume food content online. In a way, social media has brought the traditionally domestic practice of food culture onto a public platform. On this platform, exclusion and praise have faced diaspora communities in relation to their cuisine in the food influencer community. Publicity, sponsorship and an international audience have changed how the Palestinian diaspora relates to its identity-marking food practices.Show less
This thesis will focus on the area of Europe and the connection between European food culture(s) and European identity will be discussed. There are two cases studies in this thesis. The first case...Show moreThis thesis will focus on the area of Europe and the connection between European food culture(s) and European identity will be discussed. There are two cases studies in this thesis. The first case study will examine why Europeans’ preferences and standards of choosing what to eat are different from other cultures such as the United States and how the food choice has an influence on European identity. The second case will focus on how the Slow Food movement has risen in Europe under Globalization, and furthermore, how food culture contributes to building and enhancing European identity.Show less