Discussion: the Body and Food
In light of Zaban's "Gefilte Fish" and Ranta's "Consuming Palestine," how did the construction of the "new Jew" and the "imagined return" impact Jewish-Israelis' perception of the Palestinian body and food on the one hand, and of Jewish diasporic food and body vis-à-vis the new Jewish-Israeli body and Israeli food, on the other? Be sure to base your responses on both articles. If possible and relevant, please use examples and/or details and/or abbreviated quotes from the articles to support your answer, and please avoid overgeneralizations. Minimum 500 words for the main post. No minimum number of words for the response.
- One main post (7 points) - minimum 500 words.
- Respond to a classmate's post (3 points) - no minimum number of words.
Ranta R, Mendel Y. "Consuming Palestine: Palestine and Palestinians in Israeli food culture." Ethnicities. (2014), 14(3): 412-435.
Yahil Zaban, "Gefilte Fish," A Land of Milk and Hummus: A Study of Israeli Culinary Culture.