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Book Review: Food, Feminisms, Rhetorics

April 22, 2019 by stacy Leave a Comment

Book Review: Food, Feminisms, Rhetoric by Melissa Goldwaithe by Stacy Cacciatore Historically, the study of women and food has been deemed unworthy of scholarly attention. Melissa Goldwaithe turns this on its’ head with Food, Feminisms, Rhetorics. In the past feminist scholars have been reluctant to study the intersection of gender and food. Goldwaithe acknowledges this at … [Read more…]

Love, Sex and Ziti: A rhetorical analysis of gendered identity as represented by food, desire and patriarchy in The Sopranos

April 21, 2019 by stacy Leave a Comment

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…]