With contributions from Prachi Akhavi, Salman Akhtar, Cuneyt Iscan,
Surreya Iscan, Alan Michael Karbelnig, Kelsey Leon, Clara Mucci,
Nina Savelle-Rocklin, Asmita Sharma, Julian Stern, and Thomas
Wolman. Food matters begin even before birth with the absorption of
nutrients in the womb and continue through baby feeds, family
meals, school dinners, barbecues with friends, and romantic meals
to the growing dietary restrictions of old age. The role of food is
not limited to its life-giving necessity but plays a huge role in
communal bonding, cultural tradition, and self-expression. Food
Matters investigates the significant role that food plays in all of
our lives and is divided into three major sections: Mostly
biological, Mostly psychological, and Mostly sociological.
‘Mostly’ because biology, psychology, and sociology are not
hermetically sealed subject areas and overlaps into other fields
are to be expected. Part I : Mostly biological consists of two
chapters. The first pertains to food and health, the second to food
and illness. At its core, Chapter One aims to undermine the notion
of ‘healthy choices’ and demonstrate a more nuanced vision of
what actually builds healthy communities. The varied case material
of Chapter Two shows the myriad roles food can play in relation to
illness. Part II: Mostly psychological has four chapters, which
respectively address the relationship between food and sexuality,
aggression, narcissism, and morality using wide-ranging theory and
practical case examples. Part III : Mostly sociological has three
chapters. The first pertains to money, the second to immigration,
and the third to movies, again packed with relevant theory and
clinical vignettes, and, in the case of the final chapter, using
the movies Waitress and Babette’s Feast to show the central role
food plays, even in our fictional lives. This welcome smorgasbord
of ideas from an international array of contributors representing
the disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis,
anthropology, and gastroenterology will be essential reading for
professionals and academics in those fields and will shed fresh
light on the subject for anyone with an interest in the
multifaceted meanings of food matters.
General
Imprint: |
Phoenix Publishing House
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Editors: |
Salman Akhtar
• Nina Savelle-Rocklin
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
|
Pages: |
240 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-80013-202-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-80013-202-6 |
Barcode: |
9781800132023 |
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