Eating at the Borders: Culinary Journeys

Duruz, Jean

doi:10.1057/9780230244474_6

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“…Our empirical results clearly point to the complex character of cosmopolitan consumption (for previous results: Duruz, 2005;Ollivier, 2008;Cappeliez and Johnston, 2013;Meuleman and Savage, 2013). On the one hand, the descriptive empirical evidence has shown that our respondents, though they belong to a nationally very heterogeneous and transnational group, do not exhibit strong cosmopolitan consumption knowledge and tastes, at least according to the measures used.…”

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“…This is obviously linked to the idea of a connoisseur mode of cosmopolitan consumption discussed above (Cappeliez and Johnston, 2013) and to Bourdieu's concept of an aesthetic disposition, which upper class and upper middle class consumers apply not only to traditional highbrow items, but also to everyday objects like food or fashion on the one hand and popular culture on the other hand (Bourdieu, 1984: 32-33;Ollivier, 2008). In sum, our measures of cosmopolitanism cover a broad range of preferences and practices: firstly, musical knowledge and preferences relate to the most important form of cultural consumption discussed in the debate on cultural omnivorism (Kern and Peterson, 1996;Peterson, 2005), secondly, we include also everyday mundane forms of consumption, like food, which are still strongly linked to cultural frames (Cappeliez and Johnston, 2013;Duruz, 2005). And finally, we chose to measure the aesthetic disposition of the respondents by focusing on forms of cultural consumption (books and film), where it is rather easy to grasp the mode of cosmopolitan consumption by focusing on the language used.…”

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Cosmopolitan cultural consumption: Preferences and practices in a heterogenous, urban population in Switzerland

Rössel

Schroedter

2015

Poetics

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Several authors in contemporary cultural consumption research have argued that the traditional axis of distinction between highbrow culture and popular culture is in the process of being replaced by a new axis of distinction between an open cosmopolitan cultural capital and a more local less open, cultural capital. We take up this issue and study cosmopolitan cultural consumption, which is defined by its openness for and engagement with cultural products and services from foreign cultures. We have exploratively developed new measures of cosmopolitan cultural consumption, which focus on the geographic breadth of consumption beyond western countries and on knowledge, tastes and modes of consumption, thus taking the esthetic disposition in consumption into account. Furthermore, the data enable us to study the relationship between consumption and other measures of transnational experiences and identification. Our results indicate that cosmopolitan consumption is not rampant in the population. Furthermore, it is part of a broader pattern of cosmopolitanism that is characterized by supranational identifications, transnational relations, and experiences. They show furthermore that cosmopolitan cultural consumption is strongly determined by different forms of cultural capital, thus being a form of class-based practice.

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Cosmopolitan cultural consumption: Preferences and practices in a heterogenous, urban population in Switzerland

Rössel

Schroedter

2015

Poetics

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“…Everyday cosmopolitanism is expressed in moments of interaction across difference, for example, when neighbours exchange home-grown vegetables and recipes (Wise 2009, Hiebert 2002 or gather for driveway discussions (Gow 2005), when school children swap lunches and gifts (Noble 2009), or when women shop and eat together and exchange cooking advice (Duruz 2009). As Semi et al (2009, p. 69) write, focusing on everyday micropractices enables researchers to 'resist the temptation to reify actions, relations and categories'.…”

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Scaling Up Connections: Everyday Cosmopolitanism, Complexity Theory & Social Capital

Onyx

Edwards

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CCS Journal

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One of the key questions of contemporary society is how to foster and develop social interactions which will lead to a strong and inclusive society, one which accounts for the diversity inherent in local communities, whether that diversity be based on differences in interest or diversity in language and culture. The purpose of this paper is to examine three concepts which are used in the exploration of social interactions to suggest ways in which the interplay of these concepts might provide a richer understanding of social interactions. The three concepts are everyday cosmopolitanism, complexity theory and social capital. Each provides a partial approach to explanations of social interactions. Through focussing on social networking as a significant example of social interactions, we will demonstrate how the concepts can be linked and this linking brings potential for a clearer understanding of the processes through which this inclusive society may develop.One of the key questions of contemporary society is how to foster and develop social interactions which will lead to a strong and inclusive society, in short, a rich diverse cosmopolitan community in which people of diverse ethnic and other backgrounds interact and interconnect within the everyday life of the community. While we know that such an ideal cosmopolitan community is possible, and sometimes indeed occurs, we also know that this may be the exception rather than the rule in local communities. The question then becomes, if such a cosmopolitan community is possible, how does it occur? By what processes can we identify the formation of cosmopolitan networks? In order to answer these questions, we need to follow the process that begins with the casual interaction between strangers, the initial interaction between two or more individuals of different ethnic (or other) backgrounds. While many, perhaps most, of these interactions go no further, some may be

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“…Social trust and group-and place-specific culinary specialties strengthen bonds of belonging and sharing among Us who stand apart from Them. Indeed, food and trust are at the core of group identity, be that about ethno-cultural belonging and difference, profession, class, or fashion (Kraut 1979;Goody 1982;Levenstein 1988;Wood 1991;Miles 1993;Duruz 2005). Food and drink also distinguish places and regions from one another and define their identities (Shortridge and Shortridge 1998).…”

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Stomaching change: finns, food, and boundaries in the european union

Raento

2010

Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography

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The relationship between boundaries, national identity, and food in the European Union is examined empirically in relation to social trust, banal nationalism, and scale. 212 articles published in 2002 in Finland's leading newspaper are examined as deep texts, addressing five juxtapositions: openness/closure; exports/imports; collectives/individuals; fear/opportunity; and defence/promotion. These articles, about food safety and changes in manufacturing and retail, reveal a concern over Finland's "national interest"; the fluidity of the sense of safety; a strong belief in the superiority of "Finnish ways"; and a need to defend "Finnishness" locally and nationally against globalization. The results show that perceptions of trustworthiness and shifting loyalties steer people's behaviour in a way that affects supranational, national, and regional entities. The study confirms the value of examining quotidian elements in the geographical study of boundaries and social trust. The results highlight the importance of considering the reproduction of nations in the geographical assessment of nationalism.

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Eating at the Borders: Culinary Journeys

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Cosmopolitan cultural consumption: Preferences and practices in a heterogenous, urban population in Switzerland

Cosmopolitan cultural consumption: Preferences and practices in a heterogenous, urban population in Switzerland

Scaling Up Connections: Everyday Cosmopolitanism, Complexity Theory & Social Capital

Stomaching change: finns, food, and boundaries in the european union

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