Understanding Contemporary Diet Culture through the Lens of Lacanian Psychoanalytic Theory

ISBN-13: 9781032110417 / Twarda / 2024 / 176 str.

USA) Morris Bethany (Point Park University

Opis

This book offers a close analysis of the relationship between diets and identity in modern Western culture through examination of popular texts including blogs, diet books, and websites.

Recenzje

“What you put in your mouth, how you put it in your mouth, and indeed what you do not put in your mouth, informs us of the individual’s struggle to situate him or herself within a particular social and cultural context. Bethany Morris’ book offers readers a truly unique vantage point into American dieting behaviours from a Lacanian perspective. The Lacanian perspective is absolutely essential for understanding contemporary American diet culture today. This is a valuable resource and will leave all readers with more than enough to chew on.”

Duane Rousselle, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Nipissing University, Canada

Spis treści

Chapter 1 – Eating the Lack  Chapter 2 – Family Meals  Chapter 3 – Comfort Food  Chapter 4 – Diets as Symptoms  Chapter 5 – Jouissance in The Carbs  Chapter 6 – Disordered Eating  Chapter 7 – Circumventing the Real: Detoxes And Cleanses  Chapter 8 – A Diet of Lack

O autorze

Bethany Morris is a professor at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.