Student Work: food
Spirited Away and The Grotesque
However malevolent food may seem in "Spirited Away," and in the gorging of ourselves we are advised against as children to thin mothers and health conscious fathers, it is a tool of inspiration and a mode of divine salvation.
Black Environmentalism
The environment is more than plants and roads, including also how one is treated or perceived. All Black politics have an environmental dimension because Black people are still unable to simply exist in The United States.
“¿Y qué es eso, no vas a comer mi comida?”
Instagram as a Tool for Food Justice in Queer Communities of Color
Southern Sentiments
"When we don’t know the words to say how we feel, we turn to food to say it for us." Recipes from the Chinese diaspora in the U.S. South.
Canh Khổ Qua
Vietnam, 1953: the last of the rain/ has settled. a rainbow/ begins to form as i/ go out to grab some/ groceries. the produce/ man smiles and waves/ as i head home./ metal against wood./ burning embers./ boiling broth./ and just like that:/ dinner is served.
Who Would Record Our Family History?
Zhajiangmian is a dish that is at the core of Beijing culture and of three generations of women in my family.
Everyday: Saigon Vietnamese Sandwich Deli
Photographs that capture daily moments and motions that happen within the famed bánh mi shop in Lower Manhattan
The Life Cycle of the Dollar Slice: Waste & Labor
Dollar pizza is that rare product that any class can enjoy, but when food is so cheap, who or what bears the externalities?
Crisis and Cooking
"I have felt within Venezuela throughout my entire life while spending all of my twenty outside of it. In an attempt to finally understand what happened to the beautiful country in my mother’s stories, I begin to ask questions and start memorizing her recipes."
Three Poems
"French Fries," "Teleport," and "The kid I’ve watched the 1989 'Batman' film with four times this year."
BIG TREE IN THE KITCHEN
“Ayo, Big Tree. What’s on the menu for tonight?” one onlooker asks. “Just some fish and macaroni with cheese,” Big Tree replies. “Nothing special.” The onlooker’s face is full of skepticism. Everybody knows that everything Big Tree cooks tastes special.
THE PHYSICS OF CINEMA AND CHUTNEY
"Dahi puri was my favorite thing, and I wanted to submit to the song of strudels and mittens my own nomination."