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Food Porn
Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age
Brief Description
Is Food Porn a vibrant and democratic new expression of modern food culture, or a superficial addition to an image-saturated world? Tracing its origins from the 1970s to today, this timely book examines the evolution of food porn as a desire-inducing aesthetic practice and a visually...
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Description
Is Food Porn a vibrant and democratic new expression of modern food culture, or a superficial addition to an image-saturated world? Tracing its origins from the 1970s to today, this timely book examines the evolution of food porn as a desire-inducing aesthetic practice and a visually extravagant food spectacle.
Through discussions on class, gender, sexuality, and national identities, it questions whether food porn reinforces social hierarchies or empowers individuals. Also exploring anti-food porn aesthetics, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the deeper social implications of food's digital allure.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529248838
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 12 March 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Illustration: 13 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 127.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Jonatan Leer is Professor in Culinary Arts and Meal Science at Örebro University.
Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager is Associate Professor of Mediated Communication at Aalborg University.
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