Essays about: "Foodies"

Found 5 essays containing the word Foodies.

  1. 1. You are what you eat online : the phenomenon of mediated eating practices and their underlying moral regimes in Swedish “What I eat in a day” vlogs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

    Author : Christine Sandal; [2018]
    Keywords : foodies; food vlog; aestheticisation; micro celebrity; everyday expertise; eating practices; practice theory; field theory; cultural intermediaries; cultural change; Sweden; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In Western societies, with increasingly salient mediation processes, eating, too, has become an entanglement of offline and online practices. Food as carrier of values has never merely satisfied bodily needs, which makes it essential to investigate mediated eating practices and emerging digital foodscapes in order to understand how they change everyday life, but also culture at large. READ MORE

  3. 2. Rural Foodies - Investigating Swedish Female Foodie Practices in Rural Areas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Tullström; Cecilia Ahlfors; [2012]
    Keywords : Rural consumption; CCT; Female food practice; Foodie; Food culture; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how Swedish female foodies practice their food hobby while living in rural areas. A qualitative study was conducted with an inductive approach, using food diaries and semi-structured in depth interviews. This study is part of a larger Foodie research study conducted by Sofia Ulver. READ MORE

  4. 3. Foodies: How status is manifested in the kitchen

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fabiana Cristina Leal; Susana Arellano; [2012]
    Keywords : Status; Foodie; Food Consumption; Knowledge; Authenticity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Purpose: This research explores how status is manifested within the foodie culture. More specifically, we explored how foodies claim status and express inconspicuous meanings through their food consumption practices. READ MORE

  5. 4. Relaxed androgyny - A study of young Foodie men enacting gender

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Caroline Larsson; Adam Bratt; [2012]
    Keywords : Consumer Culture Theory CCT ; Foodies; Gender; Business and Economics;

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  6. 5. Sourdough - The Stories Beyond Flour, Water and Salt

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sanna Gustafsson; Amelie Engstrand; [2012]
    Keywords : Consumer Identity Projects; Foodies; Authenticity; Distinction; Gender; Sourdough; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Thesis purpose: In order to contribute to Consumer Culture Theory, as well as critical dimensions in the foodie literature namely authenticity, democracy/distinction and gender, the study’s aim is to explore how discourses and socio-cultural meanings underlie identity constructions in the specific sourdough culture. Theoretical framework: As no research addresses the sourdough phenomenon directly, we combine related literature domains to build up a comprehensive framework for the study. READ MORE