Body on the Plate. On the Relation between the Carnality and Food (on the example of meat in advertising)

Authors

  • Wojciech Goszczyński Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland
  • Anna Wójtewicz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.14.2.08

Keywords:

Food, Body, Social Practices, Media, Consumption

Abstract

Do we own our bodies? Do we control them during the meal, or does the meal control us? In this paper, we aim to examine the complex nexus of social and physical practices embedded in eating habits. During the examination of selected culinary advertisements, we will attempt to explain how food stabilizes, catalyzes, separates, and mediates social relations, as well as social and individual bodies. The paper merges the perspective of cultural anthropology, sociology of the body, and food studies.

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Author Biographies

Wojciech Goszczyński, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland

Wojciech Goszczyński, PhD, assistant profesor in the section of cultural studies in the Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University. He is a field researcher who closely collaborates with local communities and non-governmental organizations. His research focuses on: food studies, community development studies, research in action.

Anna Wójtewicz

Anna Wójtewicz, PhD, assistant professor at Quality of Life Research Department in the Institute of Sociology, Nicolaus Copernicus University. Her scientific work is focused on: sociology of the body, consumer society, and gender issues. She is an active researcher and analyst cooperating as an expert with institutions and organizations (schools, non-governmental organizations, cultural institutions).

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Published

2018-08-28

How to Cite

Goszczyński, W., & Wójtewicz, A. (2018). Body on the Plate. On the Relation between the Carnality and Food (on the example of meat in advertising). Qualitative Sociology Review, 14(2), 130–151. https://doi.org/10.18778/1733-8077.14.2.08