Australian culinary television: Visions of the real
Journal article
Lynch, Bernardine. (2017). Australian culinary television: Visions of the real. Media Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand. 16(2), pp. 51 - 64. https://doi.org/10.11157/medianz-vol16iss2id208
Authors | Lynch, Bernardine |
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Abstract | Ideas of the real are pervasive in contemporary food television programmes, reflecting a broader concern with the real that permeates current Western-centric popular cultural forms. This paper examines television representations of the real in the Australian culinary programme Gourmet Farmer, a series based on the life of host, Matthew Evans, as he creates a new identity as a Tasmanian farmer. It finds that the real is utilised as a powerful form of branding which guides viewers towards alternative forms of consumption, constructed as sustainable and ethical in contrast with non-discretionary consumption associated with mass food production systems. In investigating the television construction of a lifestyle based on artisanal food production and consumptions, this paper explores the aspirations of viewers and the meanings with which food is embedded in this text. |
Year | 2017 |
Journal | Media Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand |
Journal citation | 16 (2), pp. 51 - 64 |
Publisher | Department of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago |
ISSN | 2382-218X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.11157/medianz-vol16iss2id208 |
Open access | Open access |
Page range | 51 - 64 |
Research Group | Centre for Education and Innovation |
Publisher's version | License |
Place of publication | New Zealand |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/87w33/australian-culinary-television-visions-of-the-real
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