A Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education: Supporting and Protecting Religious Traditions, Medical Needs, and Health and ... ... the Arts and Food Into Higher Education)

Food, and the context surrounding it, frames much of our lives.Our culinary experiences are imbued with our physical, social, spiritual, and cultural identities.However, for many, food practices are alienating because certain culinary practices are privileged, while others are marginalized, especially in higher education spaces.Simply having access to safe and affirming food, drink, and dining spaces on campus and at off-campus events is a right that every student and faculty member should be able to enjoy.A Culinary Approach to Inclusion and Belonging in Higher Education is a new and innovative book that is unique in that it examines food as a social justice and inclusion issue. For some, religious traditions guide the consumption of only certain foods, accompanied by various periods of fasting and other important contexts around eating.Examples include the Jewish kashrut, a mandate on preparing and eating kosher food, and the Muslim halal and Ramadan, with daytime fasting.This extend