Watching What We Eat by Kathleen Collins
As the role of food changed from mere necessity to a means of self-expression and a conspicuous lifestyle accessory the aim of cooking shows shifted from didactic to entertainment, teaching viewers not simply how to cook but how to live. This book illuminates how cooking shows have both reflected and shaped significant changes in American culture.
In her lively and informative narrative of television food shows, Kathleen Collins captures the phenomenal growth of food as entertainment, what has evolved into a new form of spectator sport in AmericaThe rise of TV celebrity chefs within the context of the nation's growing sophistication about food are stories that needed to be told, and Collins has told them well. -- Barbara Haber, food historian, author of From Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals
Kathleen Collins has written about television, media history, popular culture and food in Working Woman and Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture and in the anthology Secrets & Confidences: The Complicated Truth About Women's Friendships (Seal Press: 2004). She has a Master's degree in journalism from New York University and a Master's degree in library science from Long Island University. For the past ten years, she has worked as an editorial researcher for a variety of publications including Glamour and Ladies' Home Journal.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780826429308 |
| ISBN 10 | 0826429300 |
| Title | Watching What We Eat |
| Author | Kathleen Collins |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2009-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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