Decolonizing the Caribbean Diet: Two Perspectives on Possibilities and Challenges | Zendy

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Decolonizing the Caribbean Diet: Two Perspectives on Possibilities and Challenges

Author(s) -

Vanessa García Polanco,

Luis Alexis Rodríguez-Cruz

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of agriculture food systems and community development

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2152-0798

pISSN - 2152-0801

DOI - 10.5304/jafscd.2019.09b.004

Subject(s) - foodways , wonder , indigenous , diaspora , identity (music) , theme (computing) , ethnology , sociology , anthropology , environmental ethics , gender studies , aesthetics , art , ecology , psychology , philosophy , social psychology , biology , computer science , operating system

We wonder if food and agriculture will be an emergent theme in reclaiming the identity of the Taíno, the Indigenous people of the Caribbean. As we consider the emergent movement to decolonize our diets and utilize food as medicine alongside veganism and vegetarianism trends, we wonder how and if food, foodways, and agriculture are or will be tools to decolonize and reclaim the Taíno identity. In this paper, we will explore two perspectives on the possible opportunities and challenges of such movements and how they will look in the Caribbean and its diaspora.

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