Sumptuous texts: Consuming "otherness" in the food film genre

Critical Studies in Media Communication

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-90

  Shugart, Helene A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Consumption; Food; Identity; Otherness

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949203409     PISSN: 15295036     EISSN: 14795809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15295030701849928     Document Type: Article

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