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Book Synopsis: This book serves up an accessible, critical introduction to food television, providing readers with a solid foundation for understanding how culinary culture became pop culture via the medium of television. The book follows FoodTV’s journey from purely instructional resource to a wide variety of formats, from celebrity chef and restaurant profiles to culinary travel and every manner of cooking competition from kids to cannabis. Tasha Oren traces the generic expansion of cooking on television as she argues for its development as a uniquely apt lens through which to observe and understand television’s own dramatic extension from network to cable to streaming platforms. She demonstrates how FoodTV became popular commercial television through its growth beyond instruction, response to industrial and cultural change, and a decisive turn away from an association with domesticity or femininity. The story of FoodTV offers a new understanding of how certain material, stylistic, and textual practices that make up television emerge as conventions, and how such conventions both endure and evolve. This book is an ideal guide for students and scholars of media studies, television studies, food studies, and cultural studies.
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Are you a fan of food television? If so, then our latest book, Food TV (Routledge Television Guidebooks), is a must-read for you! This accessible and critical introduction dives deep into the world of food television, giving you a solid foundation for understanding how culinary culture has become pop culture through the medium of television. From celebrity chef profiles to culinary competitions, this book covers it all!
Written by Tasha Oren, this book takes you on FoodTV's journey from a simple instructional resource to a diverse range of formats. Whether you're interested in culinary travel, restaurant profiles, or even cooking competitions featuring kids and cannabis, Oren traces the expansion of cooking on television and highlights its unique role in observing and understanding television's evolution.
What sets FoodTV apart is its ability to adapt and respond to industrial and cultural changes. This book delves into the history and development of FoodTV, showcasing how it transformed from being associated with domesticity and femininity to becoming a popular commercial television channel. Oren's insightful analysis reveals how certain material, stylistic, and textual practices have emerged as conventions within the realm of television, and how these conventions continue to evolve.
Whether you're a student or a scholar in media studies, television studies, food studies, or cultural studies, this book is an essential guide. It provides a fresh perspective on the intersection of food and television, offering new insights into the conventions and practices that shape our viewing experiences. Get your copy of Food TV (Routledge Television Guidebooks) today and discover the fascinating world of food television!
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