1st Edition
Alimentary Performances Mimesis, Theatricality, and Cuisine
By Kristin Hunt
Copyright 2018
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
172 Pages
by
Routledge
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A pea soda. An apple balloon. A cotton candy picnic. A magical mole . These are just a handful of examples of mimetic cuisine, a diverse set of culinary practices in which chefs and artists treat food as a means of representation. As theatricalised fine dining and the use of food in theatrical situations both grow in popularity, Alimentary Performances traces the origins and... Read more
Chapter 1: Food, Mimesis, and Meaning
Chapter 2: The Foundations of Contemporary Mimetic Gastronomy
Chapter 3: What’s Next: Chicago’s Culture of Culinary Representation
Chapter 4: Eating a Way into House and Home: Alimentary Performance as Resistant Strategy
Chapter 5: The Proof is in the Eating: Mimesis, Participation, and Embodied Knowledge
Biography
Kristin Hunt is an Assistant Professor of Film, Dance, and Theatre at Arizona State University, USA.
