Rahman MMDutta MJElers P2025-08-272025-08-272025-07-07Rahman M, Dutta MJ, Elers P. (2025). Living Through Food Rations: A Culture-Centered Study With Rohingya Refugees. International Journal of Communication. 19. (pp. 2573-2593).1932-8036https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/73437The Rohingya people, an Indo-Aryan Muslim ethnic group from Myanmar, have faced decades of discrimination and repression, rendering them the world’s largest stateless community. Grounded in the culture-centered approach, a critical methodology that positions culture, structure, and agency in dialectical relationships, this study explores the issue of food scarcity among Rohingya people residing in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Drawing from ethnographic research and 41 in-depth interviews with Rohingya refugees within these camps, 3 key themes were identified: Inadequate access to food, monotonous and culturally inappropriate food, and resorting to selling food. These findings depict how food scarcity is a direct contributor to poor health and works to inhibit agency in the pursuit of health and well-being in the refugee camps, informing a discussion about the interplay of communicative and material inequalities.(c) 2024 The Author/sCC BY-NC-ND 4.0https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Rohingya refugeescommunication and food insecurityculture-centered approachrefugee healthJournal article1932-8036journal-article2573-2593