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Foodies: Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape - Cultural Spaces Johnston, Josee (University of Toronto, Canada) 2nd edition
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Foodies: Democracy and Distinction in the Gourmet Foodscape - Cultural Spaces
Johnston, Josee (University of Toronto, Canada)
This important cultural analysis tells two stories about food. The first depicts good food as democratic. Foodies frequent ?hole in the wall? ethnic eateries, appreciate the pie found in working-class truck stops, and reject the snobbery of fancy French restaurants with formal table service. The second story describes how food operates as a source of status and distinction for economic and cultural elites, indirectly maintaining and reproducing social inequality. While the first storyline insists that anybody can be a foodie, the second asks foodies to look in the mirror and think about their relative social and economic privilege. By simultaneously considering both of these stories, and studying how they operate in tension, a delicious sociology of food becomes available, perfect for teaching a broad range of cultural sociology courses.
304 pages, 3 black & white tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 12, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781138015128 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 260 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 155 × 15 mm · 410 g |
| Language | English |
