The Writing Coach Podcast 51: Democratizing food writing with Ishay Govender-Ypma
WCP51 Democratizing food writing with Ishay Govender-Ypma
Ishay Govender-Ypma is a food and travel journalist and author of “Curry.” This week we discuss the intersection of curry and colonialism: what happens when a food journalist uses the lens of social justice to examine who eats what, how, and why?
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Ishay Govender-Ypma is a food and travel journalist and author of “Curry.”
This week we discuss the intersection of curry and colonialism: what happens when a food journalist uses the lens of social justice to examine who eats what, how, and why? We also discuss what once seemed like a never-ending assignment, structuring research materials, and making time to enjoy the process of reporting and writing.
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MENTIONED ON THIS EPISODE
SAPOC at the Table and on Instagram
Juia Turshen’s Feed the Resistance
Mogau Seshoene’s The Lazy Makoti
Why we need to democratize food writing in South Africa
The Great South African Cookbook
Trust in travel is a two-way street
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