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Die, Die, Must Try: A Cultural History of Food in Singapore
Dr Nicki Tarulevicz gives a talk on how eating is not just a universal human experience it also helps define our nation. Questions of how and what to eat become unifying experiences amidst diversity and can be understood as a metaphor for multiracialism. Food provides Singaporeans with a memory of home, comfort, and a nostalgic experience, as it does elsewhere; but in a society that has undergone extraordinary change in a relatively short time, food also serves as a connection to an ever-changing past. Dr Tarulevicz is the author of Eating Her Curries and Kway: A Cultural History of Food in Singapore (University of Illinois Press, 2013) and holds an appointment in Asian Studies in the School of Humanities at the University of Tasmania.
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Publication title
Food-O-Philia 2013,Editors
The Arts House,Department/School
School of HumanitiesPublisher
The Arts House, SingaporePlace of publication
SingaporeEvent title
Food-O-Philia 2013Event Venue
SingaporeDate of Event (Start Date)
2013-06-01Date of Event (End Date)
2013-06-01Repository Status
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