Nan Xiang | School of Archaeology and Anthropology

Nan Xiang

Position: Current PhD student
School and/or Centres: School of Archaeology and Anthropology

Qualification: MA in Gastronomy and Food Studies, TU Dublin

Biography
Research interest
Publications

Building on previous research into Irish Chinese restaurants, Nan Xiang is currently looking at the culinary innovation of migrant chefs working in 'third-culture' or fusion restaurants in Australia.

Food studies; migration studies; sensory labor; ethnography of kitchen; Bourdieusian theory

Xiang, Nan, and Brian Murphy. 2024. Pursuing Distinction: How Chinese Restaurants Leverage Cultural Capital to Ascend the Irish Culinary Hierarchy. European Journal of Food, Drink and Society 4 (1). https://doi.org/10.21427/nykb-ms37.