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An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships among food, culture, and society in Korea, Communicating Food in Korea presents diverse interpretations of food's economic, political, and sociocultural relevance. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, the chapters research the ways food intersects with social issues in Korean society.
List of contents
Introduction
Jaehyeon Jeong and Joong-Hwan Oh
Part I: From Colonialism and Hunger to Food Sovereignty
Chapter 1: Reclamation Projects and Development of Agricultural Land in Colonial Korea
Chaisung Lim
Chapter 2: The Narrative of Post-Childhood and Memories of Food: Study on the Symbolism of Food in Korean Postwar Formation Novels
Soh-yon Yi
Chapter 3: Addressing the Agri-Food Crisis in Korea: Implications of Food Sovereignty and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants
Byeong-Seon Yoon and Wonkyu Song
Part II: National Cuisine in the Era of Globalization
Chapter 4: Food and Nationalism: Kimchi and Korean National Identity
Hong Sik Cho
Chapter 5: Buddhist Temple Food in South Korea: Interests and Agency in the Reinvention of Tradition in the Age of Globalization
Seungsook Moon
Chapter 6: The Reinvention of Traditional Cuisine as Counterculture
Jeehee Kim
Chapter 7 Taste of Korea: Governmental Discourse on National Cuisine and its Articulation of Nation-ness
Jaehyeon Jeong
Part III: Food Practices in Multicultural Korea
Chapter 8: Globalization of Halal food: A Study on its Diffusion into and Export from South Korea
Hyunseo Park and Youngmin Lee
Chapter 9: Intrahousehold Discrepancy Regarding Food Insecurity within Intermarried Couples of Vietnamese Wives and Korean Husbands in South Korea
Haney Choi, Hye Won Chung, Ji-Yun Hwang, and Namsoo Chang
Chapter 10: A study on Multi-Cultural Family Wives Adapting to Korean Cuisine and Dietary Patterns
Youngil Park, Hee Sun Jeong, and Nami Joo
Part IV: Food Tourism and Food Crisis
Chapter 11: Exploring Tourists Korean Food Satisfaction across Culture, Gender, and Education: Using Secondary Data from International Visitor Survey
Jee Hye Lee
Chapter 12: Perceived Value, Importance of Nutrition Information, and Behavioral Intention for Food Tourism in Busan
Joung-Min Son, Eun-Jin Lee, and Hak-Seon Kim
Chapter 13: Toward a Regional Level of Food Security in East Asia: Lessons from the 2007-08 Rice Crisis
Dong-Yeob Kim
About the author
Edited by Jaehyeon Jeong and Joong-Hwan Oh - Contributions by Namsoo Chang; Hong Sik Cho; Haney Choi; Hye Won Chung; Ji-Yun Hwang; Hee Sun Jeong; Jaehyeon Jeong; Nami Joo; Dong-Yeob Kim; Hak-Seon Kim; Jeehee Kim; Eun-Jin Lee; Jee Hye Lee; Youngmin Lee; Ch
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An in-depth investigation of the complex relationships among food, culture, and society in Korea, Communicating Food in Korea presents diverse interpretations of food’s economic, political, and sociocultural relevance. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, the chapters research the ways food intersects with social issues in Korean society.
