Cannibalism, Class and Power.
Although cannibal films may exist on the fringes of the "food film" genre, foodways methodology offers a productive lens through which to analyze how these films negotiate issues of class and power. A foodways analysis of key films in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre series reveals how issues of class an...
| Publicado en: | Food, Culture & Society Vol. 14; no. 3; pp. 413 - 433 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2011
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