Food Porn: Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age - Hardcover

by Jonatan Leer (Author), Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager (Author)

Is food porn a vibrant and democratic new expression of modern food culture or a superficial addition to an image-saturated world? Tracing its origins from the 1970s to today, this timely book examines the evolution of food porn as a desire-inducing aesthetic practice and a visually extravagant food spectacle.

Through discussions on class, gender, sexuality and national identities, it questions whether food porn reinforces social hierarchies or empowers individuals. Also exploring anti-food porn aesthetics, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the deeper social implications of food's digital allure.

Author Biography

Jonatan Leer is Professor in Culinary Arts and Meal Science at Örebro University.

Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager is Associate Professor of Mediated Communication at Aalborg University.