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 Togetherness in Becky Chambers The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet Subject The topic of the resource Commensality; community; family; food; science fiction Description An account of the resource Food in literature is always part of a symbolic act, as the characters within do not eat to stay alive as humans do, but rather, this depiction of eating is always a symbolic process. Food, especially in science fiction and fantasy fiction, works on an even grander scale by being an integral part of the world-building process. It operates on a two-fold scale by serving as a familiar anchor in futuristic and fantastical settings, while also functioning as a defamiliarizing agent that adds to the strangeness of the story world. Food is an incredibly complex motif to be explored in literature, but what will be concentrated on here is the aspect of commensality that is related to food and food practices. Commensality, often seen as related to conviviality, is the practice of sharing a table and consuming food together. This practice has connotations of the deeper meanings vested within food practices in a communal and social sense. These practices promote harmony and feelings of belongingness and togetherness. This paper looks at The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2015) by Becky Chambers through the lens of food to explore how commensality works to create a home and promote the feeling of togetherness amongst an inter-galactic space crew that consists of multiple alien species from radically different cultures and communities. 2022, Istanbul University Press. All rights reserved. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George N. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Litera (Turkey), Vol-32, No. 2, pp. 621-633. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Istanbul University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2021-1000081" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2021-1000081</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175246397&amp;doi=10.26650%2FLITERA2021-1000081&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=69f2e4cb2b19f6f8a8cfef0699ab959e" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175246397&amp;doi=10.26650%2fLITERA2021-1000081&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=69f2e4cb2b19f6f8a8cfef0699ab959e</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 13040057 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 George N., Department of English and Cultural Studies, Christ University, Bengaluru, India