Home Institution
Kenyon College
Publication Date
Spring 2009
Abstract
Ceebu jën, Senegal’s national plate of rice and fish, is an integral part of diet among the Senegalese despite differences in religious, ethnic, and geographic identity. Due to the plate’s democratic nature in Senegalese culture this study deconstructs the significance of the plate in relation to Senegalese values placed tradition, personal pride, community, and national identity. This study argues that ceebu jën’s widespread presence and cultural reflexivity finds its source in the universal accessibility of the meal.
Disciplines
Anthropology | Social and Cultural Anthropology
Recommended Citation
Duffy, Megan, "Ceeb ak Jën: Deconstructing Senegal’s National Plate in Search of Cultural Values" (2009). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 669.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/669
Program Name
Senegal: Arts and Culture