nino bariola

I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Culinaria Research Centre and the Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at the University of Toronto Scarborough. I am an environmental sociologist interested in food politics, environmental justice, and racial inequalities.

My book manuscript, ‘Ceviche Capitalism: Authenticity, Legitimacy, and the Globalization of an “Ethnic Cuisine,”’ examines how Peruvian cuisine became a consecrated global gastronomy after being scorned by international celebrity chefs and national elites. I have two other ongoing research projects about the political ecology of Latin American cacao and climate change, and how urban food supply chains are changing and adapting in light of climate change. My research appears in American Behavioral Scientist, Conservation Biology, Regional Studies, and other academic journals and books.

I received a PhD in Sociology and an MA in Latin American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. I also have a BA in Linguistics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).