Food Television and Otherness in the Age of Globalization examines how food television represents cultural difference in an age of globalization and multiculturalism. Casey Ryan Kelly analyzes popular food television programs to illustrate how representations of food normalize global economic, political, and cultural inequalities.
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Acknowledgments
Introduction: Eating the Empire
1. The Neocolonial Palate: Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern
2. Exoticizing Poverty: Bizarre Foods America
3. From the Plantation to the Prairie: The Pioneer Woman
4. America, the Abundant: Man vs. Food and Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives
5. Going Native: Anthony Bourdain and No Reservations
Conclusion
Selected Bibliography