Food studies
Food studies is the critical examination of food and its contexts within science, art, history, society, and other fields. This field is distinctive from other food-related areas of study, including nutrition, agriculture, gastronomy, and culinary arts, in that it tends to look beyond the consumption, production, and aesthetic appreciation of food. Rather, it seeks to illuminate food across multiple academic fields.
Research questions
[edit]Qualitative research questions encompass a range of topics, including the environmental impact of food production, the ethical considerations of consuming certain foods, the role of food in perpetuating social systems of oppression, and its use as a medium for expressing identity. The fundamental questions include: Who chooses what we eat and why? What are the methods employed in traditional food preparation? What is the boundary between culinary heritage and invented traditions? How to teach the subject? This led to the development of the concept of "foodscape"[1] and the practice of foodscape mapping.[2]
Specific issues include food insecurity.[3] Food education has health implications, especially with highly advertised fast food,[4] and the prevalence of obesity in young people.[5][6]
See also
[edit]- Anthropology of food
- Culinary art
- Food choice
- Food preferences in older adults and seniors
- Food science
- Foodways
- Gastronomy
- List of food and drink magazines
- Nutrition
- Sociology of food
- Timeline of food
- Vegan studies
References
[edit]- ^ "The Food Section - Food News, Recipes, and More". Thefoodsection.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Foodscape Mapping". Ediblegeography.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Gundersen, Craig; Ziliak, James P. (November 2015). "Food Insecurity And Health Outcomes". Health Affairs. 34 (11): 1830–1839. doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0645. PMID 26526240. ProQuest 1731536048.
- ^ Davis, Brennan; Carpenter, Christopher (March 2009). "Proximity of Fast-Food Restaurants to Schools and Adolescent Obesity". American Journal of Public Health. 99 (3): 505–510. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2008.137638. PMC 2661452. PMID 19106421. ProQuest 215085006.
- ^ "Childhood Obesity Facts". CDC. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ Story, Mary; Kaphingst, Karen M.; French, Simone (2006). "The Role of Schools in Obesity Prevention". The Future of Children. 16 (1): 109–142. doi:10.1353/foc.2006.0007. JSTOR 3556553. PMID 16532661. S2CID 41356576. ProQuest 1519298729.
Further reading
[edit]- Albala, Ken (2013). Routledge International Handbook of Food Studies. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 9781136741661. OCLC 8419126771. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Belasco, Warren James (2008). Food: The Key Concepts. Oxford; New York: Berg. ISBN 9781847884572. OCLC 422763149. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Belasco, Warren James (2006). Meals to Come: A History of the Future of Food. Berkeley, CA, US: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520940468. OCLC 123767968. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Counihan, Carole (2004). Around the Tuscan Table: Food, Family and Gender Twentieth Century Florence. New York, NY: Routledge. ISBN 9780203491003. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Counihan, Carole; Van Esterik, Penny, eds. (2013). Food and Culture: A Reader (3rd ed.). London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780203079751. OCLC 842228999. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Curtin, Deane W; Heldke, Lisa M, eds. (1992). Cooking, Eating, Thinking: Transformative Philosophies of Food. Bloomington, IN, US: Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780253207043. OCLC 654676797. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Heldke, Lisa (2003). Exotic Appetites: Ruminations of a Food Adventurer. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis. ISBN 9781317827740. OCLC 935253692. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Holtzman, Jon (2009). Uncertain Tastes: Memory, Ambivalence, and the Politics of Eating in Samburu, Northern Kenya. Berkeley, CA, US: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520944824. OCLC 609850084. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- Koç, Mustafa; Sumner, Jennifer; Winson, Anthony, eds. (2012). Critical Perspectives in Food Studies. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195446418. OCLC 791165424.
- McWilliamsn, James E. (2010). Just Food: Where Locavores Get It Wrong and How We Can Truly Eat Responsibly. Boston, MA, US: Back Bay. ISBN 9780316148566. OCLC 894025491. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- McIntosh Alex, 1996, Sociologies of Food and Nutrition. Environment, Development, and Public Policy, Springer, ISBN 978-1-4899-1387-6
- Mintz, Sidney W (1985). Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History. New York, NY: Penguin Books. ISBN 9780670687022. OCLC 646968332.
- Pollan, Michael. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto. New York: Penguin Press, 2008.
- Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin Press, 2006.
- Poulain, Jean Pierre, 2017, The Sociology of Food: Eating and the Place of Food in Society, Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-1472586216,
- Sutton, David. 2001. Remembrance of Repasts: An Anthropology of Food and Memory. Oxford: Berg.
- Weissman, Evan; Gantner, Leigh; Narine, Lutchmie (25 June 2012). "Building a Food Studies Program: On the Ground Reflections from Syracuse University". Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development: 79–89. doi:10.5304/jafscd.2012.023.010.
- Wilk, Richard, ed. Fast Food/Slow Food: The Cultural Economy of the Global Food System. Walnut Creek: Altamira Press, 2006.
- Yasmeen, Gisèle (1992). "Bangkok's Restaurant Sector: Gender, Employment and Consumption". Journal of Social Research. 15 (2): 69–81.
- Yasmeen, Gisèle. Bangkok's Foodscape, Bangkok: White Lotus, 2006.
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