Beyond Bowties & Bean Pies: A Material Analytic Approach to Eating & Meaning-making in the Nation of Islam

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May 01 2023 Beyond Bowties & Bean Pies: A Material Analytic Approach to Eating & Meaning-making in the Nation of Islam Christopher Joshua Benton Christopher Joshua Benton Christopher Joshua Benton is an American artist based in Abu Dhabi and Cambridge, working in artistic research and installation. Inspired by his 9 years living in the UAE, Christopher investigates systems of labor and traces of the homeland in diasporic communities. He is a master's candidate in Art, Culture, and Technology at MIT through the generous support of the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Christopher Joshua Benton Christopher Joshua Benton is an American artist based in Abu Dhabi and Cambridge, working in artistic research and installation. Inspired by his 9 years living in the UAE, Christopher investigates systems of labor and traces of the homeland in diasporic communities. He is a master's candidate in Art, Culture, and Technology at MIT through the generous support of the Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation Online ISSN: 2572-7338 Print ISSN: 1091-711X © 2023 Christopher Joshua Benton2023Christopher Joshua Benton Thresholds (2023) (51): 204–213. https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00782 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Christopher Joshua Benton; Beyond Bowties & Bean Pies: A Material Analytic Approach to Eating & Meaning-making in the Nation of Islam. Thresholds 2023; (51): 204–213. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/thld_a_00782 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsThresholds Search Advanced Search This content is only available as a PDF. © 2023 Christopher Joshua Benton2023Christopher Joshua Benton Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.