Andrea D’sylva
Biographic Data
| ID | 2897490 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andrea D’sylva |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andrea |
| FAMILY NAME | D’sylva |
| SIGNATURE | D’SYLVA A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
I am Goan [not] Indian: Postcolonial Ruptures in the South Asian Diaspora
Les chercheurs postcoloniaux ont théorisé la colonisation comme une expérience complexe et contradictoire de formation du sujet pour les colonisés; malgré ce qui n'est souvent que manifestation stratégique de mimétisme, ces derniers en sont venus à se voir comme inférieurs ou comme marqués par une identité plurielle façonnée par des exigences multiples et en compétition les unes avec les autres. Il n'est cependant pas clair que l'expérience de to…
Occupational Meanings of Food Preparation for Goan Canadian Women
Food-related occupations connect people with bodies, traditions, rituals, community, family, and caring. Food holds sensate memories and may vividly evoke the past. For those who live in a diaspora, sharing an ethnic heritage yet displaced from a homeland, food may comprise a major means of cultural transmission. This qualitative study explores the meanings of food and food-related occupations for 13 Goan women in Toronto, Canada. Catholic Goans,…
Food is culture, but it's also power: The role of food in ethnic and gender identity construction among Goan Canadian women
Foodwork and women's primary responsibility for foodwork have long been interpreted by feminist scholars as a site of gender oppression for women; yet the gendered meanings of foodwork are complicated when race, diaspora and ethnic identity are also taken into account. This article examines the meaning of food and foodwork for Goan women in Toronto, Canada, and the role of food in creating and maintaining distinctly gendered ethnic identities. Ca…
It's Just Easier for Me to Do It: Rationalizing the Family Division of Foodwork
While women continue to do the lion's share of foodwork and other housework, they and their families appear to perceive this division of labour as fair. Much of the research in this area has focused on families of European origin, and on the perceptions of women. Here we report findings of a qualitative study based on interviewing multiple family members from three ethno-cultural groups in Canada. Women, men and children employed similar rational…
It's Just Easier for Me to Do It: Rationalizing the Family Division of Foodwork
While women continue to do the lion's share of foodwork and other housework, they and their families appear to perceive this division of labour as fair. Much of the research in this area has focused on families of European origin, and on the perceptions of women. Here we report findings of a qualitative study based on interviewing multiple family members from three ethno-cultural groups in Canada. Women, men and children employed similar rational…
Food is culture, but it's also power: The role of food in ethnic and gender identity construction among Goan Canadian women
Foodwork and women's primary responsibility for foodwork have long been interpreted by feminist scholars as a site of gender oppression for women; yet the gendered meanings of foodwork are complicated when race, diaspora and ethnic identity are also taken into account. This article examines the meaning of food and foodwork for Goan women in Toronto, Canada, and the role of food in creating and maintaining distinctly gendered ethnic identities. Ca…
Occupational Meanings of Food Preparation for Goan Canadian Women
Food-related occupations connect people with bodies, traditions, rituals, community, family, and caring. Food holds sensate memories and may vividly evoke the past. For those who live in a diaspora, sharing an ethnic heritage yet displaced from a homeland, food may comprise a major means of cultural transmission. This qualitative study explores the meanings of food and food-related occupations for 13 Goan women in Toronto, Canada. Catholic Goans,…
It's Just Easier for Me to Do It: Rationalizing the Family Division of Foodwork
While women continue to do the lion's share of foodwork and other housework, they and their families appear to perceive this division of labour as fair. Much of the research in this area has focused on families of European origin, and on the perceptions of women. Here we report findings of a qualitative study based on interviewing multiple family members from three ethno-cultural groups in Canada. Women, men and children employed similar rational…
Occupational Meanings of Food Preparation for Goan Canadian Women
Food-related occupations connect people with bodies, traditions, rituals, community, family, and caring. Food holds sensate memories and may vividly evoke the past. For those who live in a diaspora, sharing an ethnic heritage yet displaced from a homeland, food may comprise a major means of cultural transmission. This qualitative study explores the meanings of food and food-related occupations for 13 Goan women in Toronto, Canada. Catholic Goans,…
Food is culture, but it's also power: The role of food in ethnic and gender identity construction among Goan Canadian women
Foodwork and women's primary responsibility for foodwork have long been interpreted by feminist scholars as a site of gender oppression for women; yet the gendered meanings of foodwork are complicated when race, diaspora and ethnic identity are also taken into account. This article examines the meaning of food and foodwork for Goan women in Toronto, Canada, and the role of food in creating and maintaining distinctly gendered ethnic identities. Ca…
I am Goan [not] Indian: Postcolonial Ruptures in the South Asian Diaspora
Les chercheurs postcoloniaux ont théorisé la colonisation comme une expérience complexe et contradictoire de formation du sujet pour les colonisés; malgré ce qui n'est souvent que manifestation stratégique de mimétisme, ces derniers en sont venus à se voir comme inférieurs ou comme marqués par une identité plurielle façonnée par des exigences multiples et en compétition les unes avec les autres. Il n'est cependant pas clair que l'expérience de to…
Anthropology (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Diaspora (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Culinary Culture and Tourism (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works)