Foodways and The Ethnicization of Yemeni Identity in Israel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13049900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ari Ariel (University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-22 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mashriq & Mahjar Journal of Middle East and North African Migration Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2169-4435 • E-ISSN: 2169-4435 |
| Publisher | Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.24847/66i2019.241 |
| OpenAlex | W3005196537 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The transformation of Yemeni food practices in Israel illustrates two contradictory processes. Yemeni Jewish immigrants used food in the process of becoming Israeli, but also to reimagine and preserve Yemeni-ness. To do both, they had to negotiate western stereotypes and pressure to assimilate into “modern” Israeli culture, while creating a single, homogenous Yemeni ethnic identity. Additionally, Yemeni food narratives evince a critique of Israeli absorption policies, and challenge aspects of Zionist ideology, while at the same time calling for inclusion in Israeli society and declaring their Zionism
Acculturation · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Citizenship · Ethnic group · Ethnology · Foodways · Identity (music · Ideology · Immigration · Judaism · Nationalism · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Zionism · Anthropology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Gender Studies · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |