Inscrutable Eating: Asian Appetites and the Rhetorics of Racial Consumption

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https://exhibits.library.illinois.edu/s/ias/item/4478
Title
Inscrutable Eating: Asian Appetites and the Rhetorics of Racial Consumption
Author/Editor(s)
LeMesurier, Jennifer Lin
Date
2023
Publisher
Columbus: The Ohio State University Press
Call Number
SSHEL GT2850 .L447 2023
Catalog Link
https://i-share-uiu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_UIU/gpjosq/alma99955307293605899
Description
"Inscrutable Eating" by Jennifer Lin LeMesurier explores how assumptions about Asian food shape the perception of Asian and Asian American identity within the US, demonstrating that beliefs about food choices are inseparable from attitudes around racial, gender, and social hierarchies. She develops the concept of "gut orientations" to analyze how these food-related reactions establish certain racial views as common-sense truths, ultimately highlighting the necessity of challenging broader forms of discrimination.