Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race: Stories of Capital, Culture, and Coloniality in Peru

In recent years, Peru has transformed from a war—torn country to a global high—end culinary destination. Connecting chefs, state agencies, global capital, and Indigenous producers, this “gastronomic revolution” makes powerful claims: food unites Peruvians, dissolves racial antagonisms, and fuels development. Gastropolitics and the Specter of Race critically evaluates these claims and tracks the emergence of Peruvian gastropolitics, a biopolitical and aesthetic set of practices that reinscri...