Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile
The article explores the processes of re-production of national identity based on food-related practices and discourses of Peruvian migrants living in Santiago de Chile. The meeting point of these three fields – migration, national identity and food – is most evidently performed in the celebration o...
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Geographical Society of Finland
2015-08-01
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| description | The article explores the processes of re-production of national identity based on food-related practices and discourses of Peruvian migrants living in Santiago de Chile. The meeting point of these three fields – migration, national identity and food – is most evidently performed in the celebration of the Peruvian National Holidays in Santiago. The article finds evidence that the performance in this national festivity reinforces a sense of Peruvianness, thus contributing to the study of contemporary processes of renewal of national identities in transnational contexts. The case study also demonstrates that the ascription of national identity by Peruvian in Santiago is strategic, and it operates as an assemblage of various and locally situated elements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-110e46b52fee40f893289c974ea3289c2022-12-22T03:05:41ZengGeographical Society of FinlandFennia: International Journal of Geography1798-56172015-08-011932Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de ChileWalter Imilan0Instituto de la Vivienda, Universidad de ChileThe article explores the processes of re-production of national identity based on food-related practices and discourses of Peruvian migrants living in Santiago de Chile. The meeting point of these three fields – migration, national identity and food – is most evidently performed in the celebration of the Peruvian National Holidays in Santiago. The article finds evidence that the performance in this national festivity reinforces a sense of Peruvianness, thus contributing to the study of contemporary processes of renewal of national identities in transnational contexts. The case study also demonstrates that the ascription of national identity by Peruvian in Santiago is strategic, and it operates as an assemblage of various and locally situated elements.https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/46369MigrationNational identityFood migrationPerformanceSantiago de Chile |
| spellingShingle | Walter Imilan Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile Fennia: International Journal of Geography Migration National identity Food migration Performance Santiago de Chile |
| title | Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile |
| title_full | Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile |
| title_fullStr | Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile |
| title_full_unstemmed | Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile |
| title_short | Performing national identity through Peruvian food migration in Santiago de Chile |
| title_sort | performing national identity through peruvian food migration in santiago de chile |
| topic | Migration National identity Food migration Performance Santiago de Chile |
| url | https://fennia.journal.fi/article/view/46369 |
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