The Political Relevance of Food Media and Journalism: Beyond Reviews and Recipes

ISBN-13: 9781032255606 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 264 str.

Fakazis, Elizabeth

Opis

Interrogating the intersections of food, journalism, and politics, this book offers a critical examination of food media and journalism, and its political potential against the backdrop of contemporary social challenges.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements;  Notes on Contributors;  Introduction: From the Racist Sandwich to Civil Eats: How Food Journalism Is Engaging with Politics;  Part I: Engaging with Systems of Injustice and Disparity;  1. Influencer Activism: Visibility, Strategy, and #BlackLivesMatter Discourse on Food Instagram;  2. Super Bowl Food Politics: On the Menu, on the Screen, and on the Field;  3. Agribusiness, Environmental Conflict, and Food in Travel Journalism: Image Work for the Bay of Fundy in New Brunswick;  4. Who Speaks and Are We Listening? Food Sovereign Voices in a Changing Climate;  Part II: Raising Questions of Legitimacy, Power, and Good Citizenship;  5. From Bad Boys to Heroes: Culinary Philanthropy and Good Citizenship in the Age of COVID-19;  6. Cooking in the Time of Corona: The Politicized Domesticity of Food Journalism in The New York Times;  7. Paleo and Pain Free: Reporting on Scandals of Food Celebrities;  Part III: Negotiating Regional, National, and Global Identities;  8. Of Clay Stoves and Cooking Pots: “Village Food” Videos and Gastro-Politics in Contemporary India;  9. How the Bendy Banana Became a Symbol of Anti-EU Sentiment: British Media, Political Mythology, and Populism;  10. Heritage, Belonging, and Promotion: Food Journalism Reconsidered;  Part IV: Recovering History and (Re)producing Memory;  11. Patriotic Hens, Tomato Turbans, and Mock Fish: The Daily Mail Food Bureau and National Identity during the First World War;  12. Influencer before the Internet: The Extraordinary Career of Chef, Editor, and Food Entrepreneur Alma Lach;  13. Chef’s Table and a Collective Past: Netflix, Food Media, and Cultural Memories;  Index