Rice as Self

FEBRUARY 22, 2008 FRIDAY AT 3PM CT

 


  In Java they call her Dewi Sri. In Bengal, she is the Hindu goddess Annapurna, and in Japan, one out of four shrines is dedicated to the Rice Mother. This hour on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders, Jean Feraca talks with Japanese anthropologist Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney about Rice as Self and food as identity.

Guest
  • Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, anthropology professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of "Rice as Self: Japanese Identities through Time"
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