Naben Ruthnum

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Curry

Eating, Reading, and Race

 Curry is a dish that doesn’t quite exist, but, as this wildly funny and sharp essay points out, a dish that doesn’t properly exist can have infinite, equally authentic variations. By … 120 View
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 This chapter begins by discussing Ruthnum’s homeland of Mauritius while diving into the concept of curry as a cultural signifier for South Asian identities. This introduction is framed … 7 $0.70 Add
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Eating

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 This chapter focuses on South Asian culture through eating, cookbooks, and nostalgia. There is an exploration of South Asian food writing and its intersection with colonialism, international … 36 $3.60 Add
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Reading

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 This chapter discusses writing about food and the complex history between ourselves and our culture. Ruthnum explores the differences between travel and tourism, what it means to be an authentic … 26 $2.60 Add
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Race

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This chapter explores Ruthnum’s connection to Mauritius, Mauritius food, and the country’s history. There is a discussion of South Asian personalities in popular culture and the … 27 $2.70 Add
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Coda

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 This chapter discusses Ruthnum’s own ideas of identity beyond those he writes about. There is a discussion of the tropes associated with South Asian writers, the categorizations they beg to … 8 $0.80 Add