Australian culinary television: Visions of the real

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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
AuthorsLynch, Bernardine
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.

Year2017
JournalMedia Studies Journal of Aotearoa New Zealand
Journal citation16 (2), pp. 51 - 64
PublisherDepartment of Media, Film and Communication, University of Otago
ISSN2382-218X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.11157/medianz-vol16iss2id208
Open accessOpen access
Page range51 - 64
Research GroupCentre for Education and Innovation
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Place of publicationNew Zealand
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