Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows

ISBN-13: 9781441103192 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 240 str.

Kathleen Collins

Opis

This title illuminates how cooking shows have both reflected and shaped significant changes in American culture. It explores how the role of food changed from merely necessity to a means of self-expression and a conspicuous lifestyle accessory.

Spis treści

Introduction Early Period (1945-1962) Chapter One: Stirrings: Radio, Home Economists and James Beard Chapter Two: La Cuisine and Canned Soup: Dione Lucas vs. Convenience Middle Period (1963-1992) Chapter Three: Julia Child and Revolution in the Kitchen Chapter Four: The Me Decade and the Galloping Gourmet Chapter Five: Cultural Capital and the Frugal Gourmet Modern Period (1993-present) Chapter Six: A Network of Its Own Chapter Seven: Good Television Chapter Eight: "Democratainment": Gender, Class and the Rachael-Martha Continuum Chapter Nine: Evolution: How Did We Get Here and What's On Next?