Melon #2 - Two Faces of Asian Delicacies: Crisis Food and Colonial Blends Sinéad Gleeson The juxtaposition of artworks with

The juxtaposition of artworks with documents taken from popular culture and the history of primatology gives the reader an insight into what the science historian Donna Haraway has termed the »primate order« — a hall of mirrors reflecting the scientific and cultural projections that turned the ape from an instrument of humanity’s self-definition into an integral element in testing out the possibility of reconstructing human »nature«

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Melon #2 - Two Faces of Asian Delicacies: Crisis Food and Colonial Blends Sinéad Gleeson The juxtaposition of artworks withMelon #2 Two Faces of Asian Delicacies: Crisis Food and Colonial Blends invites readers to look beyond the fashionable image of Asian food. What appears today as trendy, comforting, or exotic often carries complex histories of colonial extraction, agricultural reform, and ecological transformation. Many ingredients now circulating globally as delicacies were once emergency foods, wartime substitutes, or by products of imperial trade. By tracing these