FOOD-UE 1051 Lecture Notes - Flight Attendant, Atkins Diet
8 Apr 2013
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Food & identity: food and gender day 1. Reminder: memory assignment due april 18th (be meaningful, deep, tied to your past/identity, well-developed, not just i like oreos/twinkies all midterms will be returned by next week: gender vs sex. Gender is a social construct whereas sex is a biological fact: e. g. Born a man but act/align with female/femininity and vice versa. Darker, rich foods usually = manlier, stronger. The atkins diet allows women to eat steak and other stereotypically man-food: empowers them, gives them control over what to eat while still being able to embrace feminine side. Economic/material side: historically and in some cultures today, meat reserved for men due to cost, availability, and necessity for good nutrition after laborious work. Restaurants are designed and intended for a target group(s: perform a gender space, marketed w/intention to male/female (cupcake shops may be decorated with frilly, pink things, mini-items) Skin on or off, grilled or fried: preparation method imply different genders.
