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28 minutes
Released:
Sep 25, 2013
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Noodle narratives - Laurie Taylor talks to US anthropologist, Deborah Gewertz, about the invention, production and consumption of instant ramen noodles. From their origins in Japan to their worldwide spread to markets as diverse as the USA and Papua New Guinea. As popular with the affluent as with the poor, they enable diverse populations to manage their lives. So how did noodles become one of the industrial food system's most successful achievements? And what can the humble noodle tell us about the history of food and the anthropology of globalisation? Also, British men dancing like Brazilians. Social scientist, Neil Stephens, discusses a study which finds that Capoeira challenges the traditional opposition between masculinity and dance. He's joined by Theresa Buckland, Professor of Dance History and Ethnography.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
Producer: Jayne Egerton.
Released:
Sep 25, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Economic migration and happiness - Hairdressing and emotional labour: Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness. by Thinking Allowed