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Thinking Allowed: Noodle narratives; British men dancing Capoeira

25/09/2013

Noodle narratives; British men dancing Capoeira

BBC Radio 4 - Thinking Allowed, Noodle narratives; British men dancing Capoeira

The rise of instant noodles. Also, British men dancing like Brazilians.

Laurie Taylor explores the invention and rise of instant ramen noodles. Also, British men dancing the Brazilian Capoeira.

Noodle narratives - Laurie Taylor talks to US anthropologist, Deborah Gewertz, about the invention, production and consumption of instant ramen noodles. From their origins in Japan to their worldwide spread to markets as diverse as the USA and Papua New Guinea. As popular with the affluent as with the poor, they enable diverse populations to manage their lives. So how did noodles become one of the industrial food system's most successful achievements? And what can the humble noodle tell us about the history of food and the anthropology of globalisation? Also, British men dancing like Brazilians. Social scientist, Neil Stephens, discusses a study which finds that Capoeira challenges the traditional opposition between masculinity and dance. He's joined by Theresa Buckland, Professor of Dance History and Ethnography.

Producer: Jayne Egerton.

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