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Food and Masculinity in Contemporary Autobiographies


Food and Masculinity in Contemporary Autobiographies

Cast-Iron Man
Palgrave Studies in Life Writing

von: Nieves Pascual Soler

CHF 59.00

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Format: PDF
Veröffentl.: 12.12.2017
ISBN/EAN: 9783319709239
Sprache: englisch

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<p>This book is concerned with food autobiographies written by men from the 1980s to the present. It concentrates on how food has transformed autobiographical narratives and how these define the ways men eat and cook nowadays. After presenting a historical overview of the place of food within men´s autobiography, this volume analyzes the reasons for our present interest in food and the proliferation of life narratives focused on cooking. Then it centers around the identities that male chefs are taking on in the writing of their lives and the generic models they use: the heroic, the criminal and the hunting autobiographical scripts. This study gives evidence that autobiographies are crucial in the redefinition of the new masculinities emerging in the kitchen.  It will appeal to readers interested in Food Studies, Autobiographical Studies, Men's Studies and American Literature and Culture.</p>
1. Food in Autobiographies Written by Men.- 2. Authentic Chef-Heroes.- 3. The Cook-as-Criminal Autobiography.- 4. Hunting Chefs.- 5. Conclusion.
<p>Nieves Pascual Soler teaches literature at Jaen University, Spain. Her research interests include cultural studies, feminism, and food. Recently she has co-edited <i>Rethinking Chicana/o Literature through Food (</i>2013) and <i>Traces of Aging </i>(2016). Her work has appeared in <i>Journal of Intercultural Studies</i>; <i>Food, Culture and Society</i> and <i>Latin American Research Review</i>.<i> </i></p>
Examines the tight association between food and the autobiographical impulse Examines the performative capability of autobiography Reviews the genre of masculine food autobiographies from the 1980s to the present Reanimates the old debate on the connections between gender and genre Addresses the relation between domestic and professional cooking
- Examines the tight association between food and the autobiographical impulse<div><br/><div>- Examines the performative capability of autobiography</div><div><br/></div><div>- Reviews the genre of masculine food autobiographies from the 1980s to the present</div><div><br/></div><div></div></div>- Reanimates the old debate on the connections between gender and genre<div><br/></div><div>- Addresses the relation between domestic and professional cooking </div>

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