Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol

Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol

This article aims to analyse the way television has created or recirculated the haggis as the Scottish national dish. It draws on cultural studies analyses of food and TV as sources of nation building, Appadurai’s account of the construction of a national cuisine and Belasco’s insight into the way n...

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Udgivet: Études écossaises 2021
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Scotland
national identity
haggis
food TV
UK
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:etudesecossaises_3749 https://doi.org/10.4000/etudesecossaises.3749 urn:doi:10.4000/etudesecossaises.3749 en https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises/3749 2021-03-15T01:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/g5vr All rights reserved Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol Études écossaises UGA Éditions - Université Grenoble Alpes info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1969-6337 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1240-1439 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/etudesecossaises Buscemi, Francesco Scotland national identity haggis food TV UK This article aims to analyse the way television has created or recirculated the haggis as the Scottish national dish. It draws on cultural studies analyses of food and TV as sources of nation building, Appadurai’s account of the construction of a national cuisine and Belasco’s insight into the way national food cultures are created for political reasons. The article textually, visually and symbolically analyses accounts of the Scottish haggis constructed by celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver, the Hairy Bikers and Gordon Ramsay, and by videos on the web.The results show that the haggis is represented in two ways: on the one hand, it contributes to constructing Scotland as an ancestral nation based on tough nature; on the other hand, the dish is depicted as a tool for measuring the degree of Scottishness of people or as a passport which allows people coming from other countries to feel more Scottish.
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topic Scotland
national identity
haggis
food TV
UK
spellingShingle Scotland
national identity
haggis
food TV
UK
Buscemi, Francesco
Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol
description This article aims to analyse the way television has created or recirculated the haggis as the Scottish national dish. It draws on cultural studies analyses of food and TV as sources of nation building, Appadurai’s account of the construction of a national cuisine and Belasco’s insight into the way national food cultures are created for political reasons. The article textually, visually and symbolically analyses accounts of the Scottish haggis constructed by celebrity chefs such as Jamie Oliver, the Hairy Bikers and Gordon Ramsay, and by videos on the web.The results show that the haggis is represented in two ways: on the one hand, it contributes to constructing Scotland as an ancestral nation based on tough nature; on the other hand, the dish is depicted as a tool for measuring the degree of Scottishness of people or as a passport which allows people coming from other countries to feel more Scottish.
author Buscemi, Francesco
author_facet Buscemi, Francesco
author_sort Buscemi, Francesco
title Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol
title_short Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol
title_full Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol
title_fullStr Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol
title_full_unstemmed Storytelling of the Haggis. Construction, Narration and Negotiation of a Scottish National Symbol
title_sort storytelling of the haggis. construction, narration and negotiation of a scottish national symbol
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