Episode #95: Dr Charlene Rose - Exploring superdiversity and identity through Caribbean food

In this special episode, Dr Charlene Rose talks to John about her work on the geographies of Caribbean cuisine, which formed the heart of her thesis, and explore themes of superdiversity, creolisation, authenticity and identity.

They discuss the interdisciplinary route she took to her research, through work, study and personal experience, and consider why the political, economic and cultural aspects of food make it a rich source of geographical enquiry. 

Links from the podcast:

• Charlene's research profile with School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, CENTRE-UB:

https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/gees/rose-charlene

• Geographical Association A-Level Teacher Toolkit and launch announcement: 

https://geography.org.uk/resources/caribbean-cuisine-and-superdiversity-in-ladywoodconstituency-birmingham 

https://www.centre-ub.org/news/launch-of-a-level-geography-teacher-toolkit-with-thegeographical-association-and-the-royal-geographical-society

• CPD Course (and CPD pack coming soon):

https://www.centre-ub.org/news/gcse-and-a-level-geography-teacher-cpd-course-and-thecomplex-geographies-of-caribbean-food/ 

• Blog piece for University of Birmingham Library and Resources team:

“Well done, but you need to complete the corrections” – UoB PGR Development

• One Advanced STEM Day Panel Member:

JCC & OneAdvanced Female STEM Day at the Thinktank – Joseph Chamberlain

• Royal Geographical Society Conference, Creative Methods in Food Geographies Panel and Reception:

Royal Geographical Society Panel - Centre-UB

• And accompanying Eat Out Guide for the event:

https://www.rgs.org/media/qugiqjtb/rgs-ibg-conference-eat-out-guide-final.pdf

• Kidney Care UK African and Caribbean Recipe Magazine - working group member

https://kidneycareuk.org/get-support/healthy-diet-support/kidney-kitchen-magazines/kidney-kitchen-african-caribbean-recipes/