Abstract

Proust’s text famously connected taste and memory. The French soldiers’ wartime food experience with Camembert cheese would serve to tie taste to memory, in addition to linking a cheese to national identity and heritage. The concept of collective cultural memory is used to discuss how a foodstuff came to represent a nation and its values during la Grande Guerre, a crucial period of political and social change.

Full Text
Published version (Free)

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call