Christopher Laurent

Ph.D. in Anthropology @UMontreal | Research on regional cuisine and anti-Korean discrimination in Japan

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

I know this story too well—I live next to one of the few remaining plants in the US. @petersgoodman investigated Nigerian plants: 7/10 poisoned, half the children facing brain damage. The industry profits while frontline communities pay with our health: https://t.co/ApXYJEQ42X

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@jacobin Any response on the essay on cultural extraction I submitted 6 months ago?

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@quirkyprofessor Also, I’m interested to know more about how to make those contributions count for tenure. dm me if you have a sec to talk about it.

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@quirkyprofessor I assigned your “what is cultural appropriation?” video for my intro. to cultural anthropology course. It was more effective than one of my articles I assigned and generated more discussion.

[Rachel Paige @rachmeetsworld]

so sorry if you’re not in LA this doesn’t apply to you but Porto’s now has churro croissants and I’m telling everyone I know

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

If you can’t wait for the new @AppleTV series pachinko, you need to join us @AASAsianStudies for much needed context on Zainichi Korean race and resistance. It’s Friday 4:30 pm @ coven. center room 306A with @xavier_r_m and @zainichipoetics #Zainichi #resistance #AAS2022

[Critique of Anthropology @critanth]

📣📣📣 Online First!📣📣📣
Defying national homogeneity: Hidden acts of Zainichi Korean resistance in Japan by @SFchanko & @xavier_r_m
https://t.co/fQ48pgbxpO

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

Off the press: "Defying national homogeneity: Hidden acts of Zainichi Korean resistance in Japan" with @xavier_r_m in @critanth https://t.co/hQeNxIrs2v

[Du Bois Review @DuBoisReview]

New from DBR on #FirstView:
ZAINICHI KOREANS, AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND THE RACIAL POLITICS OF COMPARISON
- Xavier Robillard-Martel
https://t.co/hYFHmH0xNY

@CUP_PoliSci @xavier_r_m

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

Heard of umami? Chefs, food critics, and foodies can't seem to get enough of this fifth taste from Japan. Find out about umami's journey from an alias for MSG to a global flavor in my most recent piece: https://t.co/8Gu62b6L9I #umami #fifthtaste #MSG #japanesefood

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

16-BIT steak 🥩

[Ｊｅｓｓｅ Ｈｉｒｓｃｈ @Jesse_Hirsch]

A 3D printed steak is here and this is the press photo

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@EatWithNia Right! I have heard so many times if POC could oppress whites they would also do it.

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@EatWithNia The show seems to argue that colonization could have also emerged out of Africa absolving Europe’s colonialism. Colonialism is a unique form of exploitation developed by white European nations. Still, the show’s role reversal might give viewers some empathy for colonized people.

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

“The question for the media reckoning underway is: What might truly subvert the old power structures?”

[Eater @Eater]

How Peter Meehan allegedly created a toxic work culture at LA Times Food and Lucky Peach https://t.co/FY87NedM4o

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@kenjilopezalt I don’t have the expertise to comment on MSG safety but I know that MSG producers, in particular Ajinomoto, have been pouring money in rehabilitating MSG since the 70s. They’ve funded PR campaign and research arguing directly and indirectly that MSG is safe.

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

@bonappetit I think I see a pattern here. https://t.co/Drzuh5jrq0

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

Members of a nation-state have less to worry about in that respect. A state has the tools to ensure that national dishes like pho will never be fully co-opted.

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

⁦@hooleil⁩ makes a good case for pho pizza which got me thinking. https://t.co/9CWhkkGmz0

[Christopher Laurent @SFchanko]

For children of immigrants, questions of food authenticity and appropriation are "existential battles." The food of their community is a crucial part of their identity. It is a source of exclusion that can be at any moment co-opted by the dominant group.