SOC349H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Food Network, Bobby Flay, Food Tv
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T. v treatments of masculinity, femininity & food by swenson. The cooking mystique" has long regulated the presentation of masculinity and femininity within kitchen culture. However, recent research reveals shifts in how household tasks are allocated within the home - especially in the kitchen. This article highlights historical transformations in how the instructional" genre presents the connection between doing gender" and doing dinner. ". Analysis shows that production, social, and ideological conventions used by the popular food. However, food network stars - from bobby flay to rachel ray - are shifting the cooking mystique in ways that both challenge and uphold a binary between genders. I argue that the food network is a strategic site to examine how gender is used to bridge tension between the high" and low" cultures of culinary arts, domestic labor, television, and consumption. Episode of a competitive cooking show -> announcer -> gentleman, prepare for a battle! .
