La Cuisine Pied Noir: wandering in 'nostalgia-scape'

Autor: Rainer Maria Wieshammer, Klaes Eringa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Research in Hospitality Management, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 215-224 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2224-3534
2415-5152
22243534
DOI: 10.1080/22243534.2023.2202483
Popis: The year 1962 marked the end of the colonial occupation of Algeria by France after more than 130 years. In the wake of a bloody war of independence, nearly 700 000 former European settlers left their old homeland under dramatic circumstances. Most of them ended up in the port of Marseille to find a new livelihood in their motherland France. After their exodus from French Algeria, a state which was doomed to failure, the “Pieds-noirs” developed a multilayered culture of remembrance. Their specific food culture — La Cuisine Pied Noir — emerged as an essential part of their heritage. An interdisciplinary academic approach to this cuisine allows for a deeper understanding of culinary cultural transfer in the context of colonialism and decolonisation. “La Cuisine Pied Noir” highlights the importance of food as a cultural companion and as a guardian of social identity. The drama of the Algerian–French history is still discussed in present-day France. Finally, the archives in both countries are opened to historical studies. This article invites researchers in the field of food culture to participate in a stimulating discussion.
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