Cuisine is a topic worthy of interest because it is often associated with a specific national culture. Among the various national cuisines, Chinese cuisine is probably one of the most fascinating, all the more so because the culture-specific characteristics of Chinese cuisine have resulted in its typical diversity. Furthermore, Chinese cuisine can be considered diasporic and capable of breaking cultural boundaries as Chinese overseas communities have introduced their cuisine to various parts of the world over the past two centuries. In translation studies, culinary identity is viewed by scholars as an extension of translation activity. However, Chinese culinary identity hasn't received the same attention that other areas of research in translation studies have, probably because of its culture-specific traits. My thesis will focus on one example of this important phenomenon: the "translation" of Chinese culinary culture in Canadian food discourse. Renowned for its multiculturalism, Canada—perhaps more than any other country—has embraced "Chinese food" as one of its mainstream international cuisines, and Chinese cuisine, on the other hand, has adopted Canadian cultural values and has become practically inseparable from contemporary Canadian culture. In this respect, the question becomes to what extent has "Chineseness," which refers here to Chinese cultural identity, been constructed within the Canadian culinary sphere? My thesis involves an analysis of the translation of Chineseness by Chinese-Canadians in food discourse from a cultural perspective. In the first chapter, I will introduce the discussion of Chineseness in sociology and in translation studies. The second chapter deals with culinary identity in both food studies and translation studies. In the final chapter, I analyze Chineseness, as it is represented by culinary identity in the Canadian context, by observing HeartSmart Chinese Cooking, a cookbook written by a Chinese-Canadian chef in English for a Canadian readership.

The need for a space for the community to gather and the underutilization of the waterfront led to the design of a public space for Alexandria. A school of culinary design was chosen to elevate the current situation of the site by supporting the open space and giving back to the community. The culinary school served as a vessel to explore the truthfulness of materials and structure, and the aesthetics of the unfinished. The design of the culinary school conveys the story of its making by revealing the structural elements and not covering them with unnecessary finishes. The materials used in the design are true to their nature. The project serves as a place to create culinary art and to express the spirit of the architecture. / Master of Architecture

Architecture seeks to find harmony between pragmatics and poetics through phenomenological relationships of tectonics, placement, and culture. The choreography of these events, both physical and metaphysical,leads to a depth in the art of place making. The act of building in a certain way or attitude is read as aphorism – the statement imbedded in the physical existence of a construction is manifest in the way which its existence is made. We (civilization) make both out of physical need and desire,the question in art is whether our motive is purely physical or becomes spiritual. How is institution achieved? What defines place and how is it made? Does tradition bind us to the past or is it the freedom to inform the present and beyond ? / Master of Architecture

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I en värld där människor allt oftare befinner sig på resande fot, ökar efterfrågan på hotell, restauranger och upplevelser. Hospitality har kommit att beteckna bland annat omhändertagandet av gäster med hjälp av logi, mat och underhållning. Begreppet hospitality och dess betydelse har utvidgats över tid och har på svenska översatts till värdskap. Argument mot denna språkliga översättning har uppdagats; värdskap sägs vara en del av det övergripande begreppet hospitality. En betydelse av värdskap är: Bemötandets estetik i mötet mellan människor; vad händer i mötet mellan människor och vad är det som berör?Etableringsprojektet: ”Värdskap och ledarskap som berör – ett konkurrensmedel?” och dess forskargrupp möjliggjorde denna studie. För att öppna upp till dialog människor emellan forskargruppen utvecklade en metod som underlag för en workshop: ”Vem är jag som värd?” Författarna ville genom observation och dokumentation av denna workshop pröva om det är autenticitet som berör. Denna explorativa studie hade som syfte att utveckla en metod för att identifiera autenticitet som kan tillämpas inom värdskap. Studiens observations- och dokumentationsmetod var filmning där författarna var känslomässiga verktyg för att identifiera autenticitet.En metod utvecklades och resultatet av denna studie vittnade om att autenticitet berör. Författarna vill tro att detta kan tillämpas inom utövandet av värdskap. Slutsatsen var att en kombination av teknisk skicklighet, tillit till sin embodied knowledge, medvetenhet, mening, passion för människan och yrkesutövningen, skapar värdskap som berör.   Nyckelord: embodied knowledge, filmning, känslomässig beröringspunkt, spegling, värd. / C-uppsatser

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