{"product_id":"feasting-our-eyes-food-films-and-cultural-identity-in-the-united-states-9780231172509","title":"Feasting Our Eyes: Food Films and Cultural Identity in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eBig Night (1996)  Ratatouille (2007)  and Julie and Julia (2009) are more than films about foodthey serve a political purpose. In the kitchen  around the table  and in the dining room  these films use cooking and eating to explore such themes as ideological pluralism  ethnic and racial acceptance  gender equality  and class flexibilitybut not as progressively as you might think. Feasting Our Eyes takes a second look at these and other modern American food films to emphasize their conventional approaches to nation  gender  race  sexuality  and social status. Devoured visually and emotionally  these films are particularly effective defenders of the status quo.  Feasting Our Eyes looks at Hollywood films and independent cinema  documentaries and docufictions  from the 1990s to today and frankly assesses their commitment to racial diversity  tolerance  and liberal political ideas. Laura Lindenfeld and Fabio Parasecoli find women and people of color continue to be treated as objects of consumption even in these modern works and  despite their progressive veneer  American food films often mask a conservative politics that makes commercial success more likely. A major force in mainstream entertainment  American food films shape our sense of who belongs  who has a voice  and who has opportunities in American society. They facilitate the virtual consumption of traditional notions of identity and citizenship  reworking and reinforcing ingrained ideas of power.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45960607367221,"sku":"ByrdShop_0231172508","price":148.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780231172509.jpg?v=1788291239","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/feasting-our-eyes-food-films-and-cultural-identity-in-the-united-states-9780231172509","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}