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Food functions as a significant medium in contemporary digital narratives and literary texts for expressing cultural identity, preserving memory, and facilitating social engagement. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Examine how contemporary literature and digital narratives portray culinary traditions as markers of cultural identity, memory, and social engagement.

August 24, 2026Open Access

Digital Narratives, Culinary Identity and Cultural Engagement: Mapping Food Cultures in Contemporary Literary Contexts

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SBSrabani BiswasIndian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

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Literary analysis reveals food representations in contemporary and digital narratives reflect cultural identity and memory, highlighting the evolution of cultural heritage through modern media.

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Examine how contemporary literature and digital narratives portray culinary traditions as markers of cultural identity, memory, and social engagement.
Conducted a textual and cultural analysis of food representations across contemporary literary works and digital narratives.
Evaluated the intersection of traditional culinary heritage with modern digital storytelling platforms.
Demonstrated that culinary practices depicted in literary contexts function as central mechanisms for preserving cultural memory and communal identity.
Showed that digital and literary mediums actively facilitate social engagement by evolving and reshaping traditional food culture for contemporary audiences.

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Srabani Biswas (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c00d0bca056c88e6dfbcb https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062422

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Literary analysis reveals food representations in contemporary and digital narratives reflect cultural identity and memory, highlighting the evolution of cultural heritage through modern media.

Digital Narratives, Culinary Identity and Cultural Engagement: Mapping Food Cultures in Contemporary Literary Contexts

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Digital Narratives, Culinary Identity and Cultural Engagement: Mapping Food Cultures in Contemporary Literary Contexts

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