Scott Alves Barton
Biographic Data
| ID | 3673347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott Alves Barton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott Alves |
| FAMILY NAME | Barton |
| SIGNATURE | BARTON S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | New York University, New York City, NY, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Race, faith and cake
I argue for the power and value of food and foodways as an assertion of identity politics. A Festa de Divino Espírito Santo, the Afro-Catholic festival of the Holy Spirit, is quite prominent in the liturgical calendar of the Tambor de Mina and Candomblé communities of Sao Luis do Maranhão, Brazil. This intersection of religio-cultural syncretism, glocal tourism and commensality asserts African-Brazilian racial identity and fealty. This multidisci…
At what price passion
This essay is an open letter to the hospitality industry, a partial genealogy of a life in food service, and a direct response to the Food and Foodways essay, Lexan Ceiling. Various food journalists have recently addressed themes of inequities within the food service industry based upon ethnicity, race and gender. For decades there have been a paucity of opportunities in the field for viable candidates to become chefs or restaurateurs. Too often …
Can you take a picture of the wind
This essay investigates the effect of media and mediatization on the presentation of Afro-Brazilian identity and Candomblé. This diffused monotheistic religion centred upon cults honouring a diverse community of divinities is dominated by ideologies of the Yoruba ethnic group, the last and largest group of enslaved Africans imported to Brazil. Attention will be drawn to the manner and form in which media circulates in the public sphere, analyzing…
Navigating taste. Macanese culinary identity subverts Portuguese imperialism
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Navigating taste. Macanese culinary identity subverts Portuguese imperialism
Can you take a picture of the wind
This essay investigates the effect of media and mediatization on the presentation of Afro-Brazilian identity and Candomblé. This diffused monotheistic religion centred upon cults honouring a diverse community of divinities is dominated by ideologies of the Yoruba ethnic group, the last and largest group of enslaved Africans imported to Brazil. Attention will be drawn to the manner and form in which media circulates in the public sphere, analyzing…
Race, faith and cake
I argue for the power and value of food and foodways as an assertion of identity politics. A Festa de Divino Espírito Santo, the Afro-Catholic festival of the Holy Spirit, is quite prominent in the liturgical calendar of the Tambor de Mina and Candomblé communities of Sao Luis do Maranhão, Brazil. This intersection of religio-cultural syncretism, glocal tourism and commensality asserts African-Brazilian racial identity and fealty. This multidisci…
At what price passion
This essay is an open letter to the hospitality industry, a partial genealogy of a life in food service, and a direct response to the Food and Foodways essay, Lexan Ceiling. Various food journalists have recently addressed themes of inequities within the food service industry based upon ethnicity, race and gender. For decades there have been a paucity of opportunities in the field for viable candidates to become chefs or restaurateurs. Too often …
Culinary Culture and Tourism (4 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Foodways (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works)