How Visual Narrative Can Elevate Immigrant Food

<p>Throughout the history of immigration, visual cultural products have provided channels for them to express their voices in North America, helping audiences understand immigrant culture and situations to promote social equality. Photography and cookbooks, as traditional expressions of food art, provide insight into the vitality of food and the way people treat food.</p> <p>Graphic memoir and social engagement, as emerging categories, have emerged in the post-pandemic period. These diverse creative forms discuss individuals and food deep connections, such as interactions between people and community or a sense of belonging. For immigrant groups, Food is the quintessence of human existence, which is also political.</p> <p>In the post-pandemic period, the resumption of social order and the emphasis on immigrant groups also need to be achieved through visual narratives. I want to acknowledge people the different approaches of visual storytelling that can benefit immigrant communities by speaking out about their situations.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Illustration & Visual Culture

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate School of Art

Year dc:date.available

2024

Author dc:creator

• CHAI, YITING

• food foodways immigrant identity diverse cultures Chinese food Asian Community
• Art and Design
• Chinese Studies
• East Asian Languages and Societies
• Fine Arts
• Illustration

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mfa_illustration/35

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:openscholarship.wustl.edu:mfa_illustration-1038