A Short Resource Guide to Food, Race, and Cultural Appropriation

Cultural appropriation has been almost a buzzword lately, giving us anthropologists a lot of popular culture fodder on the topic -- and perhaps more importantly, spurring critical discussion about issues of power, cultural difference, and respect in the public sphere.

While many of these discussions have focused on fashion, or the ongoing debate about racist mascots in sports, we are less likely to see how cultural appropriation is also an issue in relation to food. In this piece, Bitch magazine has put together "A Short Resource Guide to Food, Race, and Cultural Appropriation" (2016), which includes video, podcasts, and texts on the issue.

I suggest that you get a snack before reading through the links.

Quick links and further reading:

• A Short Resource Guide to Food, Race, and Cultural Appropriation (2016, Bitch)
• anthro everywhere!'s past posts on cultural appropriation
• Tracing the erased histories & diaspora traditions in Southern cooking (17 February 2016, anthro everywhere!)