Love, Sex and Ziti: A rhetorical analysis of gendered identity as represented by food, desire and patriarchy in The Sopranos
Abstract: This article examined the semiotic representation of food symbolizing love, sex, and desire in The Sopranos. Throughout the television series The Sopranos, food served as a semiotic representation of love, sex, and desire. Women were portrayed in gender normative roles and used feeding practices to serve men, representing their sexual desires. Alternatively, men were the recipients of food and sexual pleasure. … [Read more…]