Food Porn

"Is food porn a vibrant and democratic new expression of modern food culture or a superficial addition to an image-saturated world? Tracing its origins from the 1970s to today, this timely book examines the revolution of food porn as a desire-inducing aesthetic practice and a visually extravagant food spectacle. Through discussions on class, gender, sexuality, and national identities, it questions whether food porn reinforces social hierarchies or empowers individuals." -- From back cover.