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Jana Noel - Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education

Supporting and Protecting Religious Traditions, Medical Needs, and Health and Sustainability Preferences

Av Jana Noel

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Food, and the context surrounding it, frames much of our lives. Our culinary experiences are imbued with our physical, social, spiritual, and cultural identities. However, for many, food practices are alienating because certain culinary practices are privileged, while others are marginalized, especially in higher education spaces. Simply having access to safe and affirming food, drink, and dining spaces on campus and at off-campus events is a right that every student and faculty member should be able to enjoy. A Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education is a new and innovative book that is unique in that it examines food as a social justice and inclusion issue. For some, religious traditions guide the consumption of only certain foods, accompanied by various periods of fasting and other important contexts around eating. Examples include the Jewish kashrut, a mandate on preparing and eating kosher food, and the Muslim halal and Ramadan, with daytime fasting. This extends off campus as well, to events and conferences that feature alcohol, which excludes those who choose or need to abstain. For those with medical conditions such as celiac disease (gluten-free), the absence of specific ingredients and foods is a medical necessity. For autistic students, or for queer and transgender people, the physical layout and social expectations of dining cause stress and isolation. International students lack a sense of belonging when the culinary decisions on a campus exclude familiar foods or settings, rendering a sense of invisibility for the students. Finally, we can look at Food Philosophy, how we think and what we believe about food, as similar to the field of Ethnic Studies, with an examination of who is included, excluded, and the need for transformation of the culinary system. Through its nine chapters, this book is designed to weave together explanatory material on various culinary needs with stories of challenges and successes in meeting the needs of those who live on, work on, or visit campuses. It highlights the need for identity-affirming culinary experiences that create a sense of inclusion and belonging. A Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education is a great resource for researchers in cultural studies. In addition, it is an effective teaching tool for a variety of curriculum studies classes. Perfect for courses such as: Educational Leadership; Food Studies; Foundations of Education; Higher Education; Multicultural Education; Student Affairs
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Jana Noel, Ph.D., is professor emeritus at California State University, Sacramento, with over 30 years of teaching, research, and service in multicultural education. She created and coordinated the Urban Teacher Education Center, an award-winning university-school-community partnership program that served socioeconomically challenged students and their families living in public housing. She served as Sacramento State's Special Assistant to the President and Provost's Fellow for Community and Civic Engagement, and she led the research and evaluation team for the Sacramento Mayor's Office and United Way's community service initiatives. Her edited book Moving Teacher Education into Urban Schools and Communities: Prioritizing Community Strengths received the 2013 Critics Choice Book Award from the American Educational Studies Association.

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"After reading this book I now understand why food is more than nourishment. It can affirm dignity, express identity, and cultivate belonging in higher education. A Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education makes a compelling case that the culinary dimensions of campus life are central to creating diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging on college campuses. Insightful and incredibly timely, this edited volume expands how we think about justice in higher education and why culinary practices matter so deeply on our college and university campuses." - Nicholas D. Hartlep, Berea College "The chapters in A Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education invite readers to sit at a table filled with culinary histories and storied experiences that are at times painful to witness but also filled with hope. The heart work of this book illustrates the best of courageous writing at a time when we all need courage to see each other's humanity and act in ways that foster spaces of loving belonging. Conversations around and about food and the places where we nourish our bodies, souls, and communities are a great way to start." - Sarah B. Shear, University of Washington Bothell"As someone who falls under the 'food is the language by which I show love, support, and care' umbrella, this collection of smart and insightful pieces provided both pause and possibility. It's hopefully commonplace for institutions to ask about dietary restrictions as a means to signal and enact a version of inclusivity. These essays, in my mind in conversation with the literature in Critical Disability Studies, push the conversation beyond inclusion. If food and drink are often used to welcome and show hospitality, the authors generously offer compelling positions as to why we need more than just something Kosher, something gluten-free, or something non-alcoholic. How we do and think about food communicates much about who belongs (or who gets promoted), and I thank the authors for pushing the conversations in critical, abstinent, sweet, and savory directions." - Mark Stern, Colgate University"The authors highlight an often forgotten aspect of life on college campuses, yet food permeates all of our daily lives. This book provides valuable insights on how food serves as a medium of and for identity and belonging, specifically through physical and emotional (dis)connections and (mal)nourishment, all of which are mired in complexity in higher education. Essential reading for anyone who wants to learn more about the intersections of food, justice, and campus cultures." - Christina W. Yao, University of South Carolina

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