Foodscapes and positioning of staple food in Africa: A case of youth perceptions on maize consumption discourses in Cape Town.

dc.contributor.advisorMafofo, Lynn
dc.contributor.authorMhlongo, Nandi Hlengiwe
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-02T22:06:22Z
dc.date.available2025-05-02T22:06:22Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFoodscapes and positioning of staple food in Africa: A case of youth perceptions on maize consumption discourses in Cape Town Nandi Hlengiwe Mhlongo MA Thesis, Department of Linguistics, University of the Western Cape Staple food has been a part of food consumption discourses for a long time. They make up the dominant part of the world’s diet as they are eaten regularly and even daily in some places. As a result of globalisation, some of the staple foods have become popular in global markets and foodscapes such as restaurants and other eateries. These include staple foods such as potatoes, rice and flour products dominating both restaurants and supermarket delicatessens. However, maize products are scarce in South African foodscapes and in particular, the restaurants and supermarket delicatessens This is an interesting gap to look at because maize is a common staple food throughout Africa and has been consumed by most Africans as their main starch since the colonial era. The subject of food consumption is of interest.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/20344
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversityof the Western Cape
dc.subjectStaple Food
dc.subjectConsumption discourses
dc.subjectFoodscapes
dc.subjectTV advertisements
dc.subjectMaize
dc.titleFoodscapes and positioning of staple food in Africa: A case of youth perceptions on maize consumption discourses in Cape Town.
dc.typeThesis

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