Come Eat With Me
When:
Friday, May 10, 2024
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT
Where: 1800 Sherman Avenue, Room 3029, Buffet Institute of Global Affairs, Evanston, IL 60201 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
The Subcontinent Project
Group: The Subcontinent Project
Sponsor: Race, Caste, and Colorism Project (Buffet Institute of Global Affairs), South Asia Research Forum, Asian Languages and Cultures, Performance Studies
Category: Multicultural & Diversity, Academic, Fine Arts, Social
Description:
Come Eat With Me is a performance piece by artist Sri Vamsi Matta or Vamsi, that explores the relationship between caste and food while sharing a meal together. Focusing on Dalit Cuisine, the piece begins with personal stories and oral histories around food in Vamsi's household and community and is peppered with existing literature and academic writing around the multilayered, many-flavoured relationships between caste and food. The piece unpacks questions of oppression and solidarity, grief and joy, and the everyday victories of the human spirit in the face of structural injustices. Audiences are invited to eat together and share their own stories around caste and food.