Madeline Chera
Biographic Data
| ID | 6574720 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Madeline Chera |
| GIVEN NAMES | Madeline |
| FAMILY NAME | Chera |
| SIGNATURE | CHERA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University Bloomington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9620-1277 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Country chicken and multiple knowledges: Foucauldian resistance in young Tamil women’s cultural critique of globalized food
In the South Indian city of Madurai, young women indicate ambivalent feelings about emblems of food globalization like fried chicken restaurant KFC. Here, the criticism extends beyond the multi-national company into a dichotomy people maintain between industrially produced broiler chicken and the indigenous “country chicken” raised at smaller scales. In this article, I draw on Foucauldian concepts of knowledge, discourse, and power to explore com…
Transforming Millets: Strategies and Struggles in Changing Taste in Madurai
Indian food systems are famously intricate, but the southern state of Tamil Nadu has a single foundation for its cuisine: rice. A few generations ago, other grains collectively called “millets” were the daily staple for many Tamil people. Then, they almost totally eschewed millets in favor of polished, white rice, as the latter became more accessible. Yet in the past few years, public health and development professionals have launched efforts to …
Eating AlaskaDirected by EllenFrankenstein, 2008, 57 minutes, color. Distributed by New Day Films, P.O. Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926, http: //Www.newday.com
Transforming Millets: Strategies and Struggles in Changing Taste in Madurai
Indian food systems are famously intricate, but the southern state of Tamil Nadu has a single foundation for its cuisine: rice. A few generations ago, other grains collectively called “millets” were the daily staple for many Tamil people. Then, they almost totally eschewed millets in favor of polished, white rice, as the latter became more accessible. Yet in the past few years, public health and development professionals have launched efforts to …
Eating AlaskaDirected by EllenFrankenstein, 2008, 57 minutes, color. Distributed by New Day Films, P.O. Box 1084, Harriman, NY 10926, http: //Www.newday.com
Transforming Millets: Strategies and Struggles in Changing Taste in Madurai
Indian food systems are famously intricate, but the southern state of Tamil Nadu has a single foundation for its cuisine: rice. A few generations ago, other grains collectively called “millets” were the daily staple for many Tamil people. Then, they almost totally eschewed millets in favor of polished, white rice, as the latter became more accessible. Yet in the past few years, public health and development professionals have launched efforts to …
Country chicken and multiple knowledges: Foucauldian resistance in young Tamil women’s cultural critique of globalized food
In the South Indian city of Madurai, young women indicate ambivalent feelings about emblems of food globalization like fried chicken restaurant KFC. Here, the criticism extends beyond the multi-national company into a dichotomy people maintain between industrially produced broiler chicken and the indigenous “country chicken” raised at smaller scales. In this article, I draw on Foucauldian concepts of knowledge, discourse, and power to explore com…
Culinary Culture and Tourism (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Tamil (2 works) · Agriculture (1 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Biotechnology (1 works)