Stuffed Turkey and Pumpkin Pie
In, Through and Out of American Contexts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2642048 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Kohn (0000-0002-1071-4168, The University of Melbourne, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-11 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1446-8123 • E-ISSN: 1837-8692 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/csr.v19i1.3075 |
| OpenAlex | W2031621190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
This article explores the meanings embedded in the production, consumption, and symbolic positioning of turkey and pumpkin pie, foods closely associated with the American ritual feast of Thanksgiving. An analysis of turkey and pumpkin pie recipes used and adapted by first- and second-generation immigrants in north America, and by north Americans living abroad, throws into relief complex relations between food production, food consumption and the complexities of lived and often multiple sociocultural identifications. Through sharing the experiences, memories and associations evoked by individuals in the production of holiday recipes, I argue that ideas about 'tradition' and a desire to celebrate family and community through the ritual of baking, serving and consuming a 'standard' Thanksgiving holiday meal allow one to feel part of an imagined global American community. At the same time these details demonstrate celebration of individual and familial distinctiveness that is traced to (sometimes contested) memories of childhood and/or ethnic background, as well as to exploration, innovation and experience in the world at large through travel, migration and imagination
Consumption · Optimal distinctiveness theory · Culinary Culture and Tourism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |