Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource COMMENSALITY AND CULTURE: A SEMIOTIC READING OF IGBO TRIBAL LIFE IN CHINUA ACHEBES THINGS FALL APART Subject The topic of the resource commensality; culture; food; Igbo tribal community; power relations Description An account of the resource Foodin literary production signifies the culturalandcross-culturalrelations from which it is produced. The emergence of Literary Food Studies engages food as a signifier to magnify human relations and emotions. Food is a mosaic system of signs symbolising diasporic, class, caste, racial, and gender relations. The paper focuses on commensality, one of the mushrooming trends in literary food studies. Commensality is the act of eating together that helps to build relationships and create conviviality, the social pleasure among people. It helps to reinforce the identity and sense of belongingness among the community members. Drawing on the theoretical readings from Mary Douglas and Arjun Appadurais semiotics of food, the paper explores the possibilities of commensality in Chinua Achebes Things Fall Apart. The paper tries to argue that, commensality and its food practices along with representing togetherness could also symbolise the complex cultural functioning of the Igbo tribal community. The ingredients of the commensality, the culinary tools, and the order of eating convey cultural meanings. It throws light into the hierarchy and various power relations existing in the community. Copyright 2023 Sreelakshmi K P. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sreelakshmi K.P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Studies in Linguistics, Culture and FLT, Vol-11, No. 3, pp. 130-147. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.46687/VJJW6739" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.46687/VJJW6739</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85180973170&amp;doi=10.46687%2FVJJW6739&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c5b95976a59ed87995e749b88fc9618d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85180973170&amp;doi=10.46687%2fVJJW6739&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=c5b95976a59ed87995e749b88fc9618d</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 2534952X Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Sreelakshmi K.P., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, India