Culinary Capital

Informationen zum Autor Peter Naccarato is Professor of English and Chair of the Humanities Division at Marymount Manhattan College, USA. Kathleen LeBesco is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Marymount Manhattan College, USA. Klappentext A useful foundation in sociological and cultural theory to illuminate the ideological roots of current food trends such as celebrity TV chefs and competitive eating contests. Zusammenfassung TV cookery shows hosted by celebrities. On-line grocers and restaurant review sites. Competitive eating contests, fairs and food blogs. Food plays a vital social role, offering status for those who conform to their culture's culinary norms. Culinary Capital analyzes this phenomenon in action across the landscape of contemporary culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionTheorizing Culinary CapitalFixing Dinner/Fixing The Self: the Contradictions of New Trends In Food ProcurementTelevision Cooking Shows: Gender, Class and The Illusory Promise Of TransformationDemocratizing Taste? Culinary Capital In The Digital AgeCulinary Resistance: State Fairs, Competitive Eating, and "Junk" FoodiesConclusionWorks Cited

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen LeBesco, Kathleen Naccarato Lebesco, Peter Naccarato
• Publisher: Berg Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2012
• EAN: 9780857853837
• ISBN: 978-0-85785-383-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 10 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Food & society, Cultural studies: food and society