Food and Masculinity in Contemporary Autobiographies: Cast-Iron Man

ISBN-13: 9783319709222 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 126 str.

Nieves Pascual Soler

Opis

This book is concerned with food autobiographies written by men from the 1980s to the present. After presenting a historical overview of the place of food within men's autobiography, this volume analyzes the reasons for our present interest in food and the proliferation of life narratives focused on cooking.

Recenzje

"Pascual Soler elucidates the power of life writing to transform gender roles, making a notable contribution to the scholarship on culinary autobiography."  (Alice L. McLean, Biography, Vol. 42 (4), 2019)

Spis treści

1. Food in Autobiographies Written by Men.- 2. Authentic Chef-Heroes.- 3. The Cook-as-Criminal Autobiography.- 4. Hunting Chefs.- 5. Conclusion.

O autorze

Nieves Pascual Soler teaches literature at Jaen University, Spain. Her research interests include cultural studies, feminism, and food. Recently she has co-edited Rethinking Chicana/o Literature through Food (2013) and Traces of Aging (2016). Her work has appeared in Journal of Intercultural Studies; Food, Culture and Society and Latin American Research Review.