Evil FoodAlison Jameson Many women are captive to their own low self-esteemin the “thin” society in which they live. Women oftenblame their unhappiness and insecurities on objects and actions.The film Eating (1990) exemplifies this through a seriesof conversations taking place at a joint birthday party. Eating explainsthat eating, food, and weight are the villains and…

French Food and MeDavid Doran As I have mentioned in class once before, Iwent on an exchange to France during my sophomore year of highschool. I learned a great deal about the culture there, especiallythe part of the culture dealing with food. One of the stops wemade was at the Hard Rock Café in Paris.…

Sex, Food, and Sex with FoodDavid Doran It used to be that sex was the mysterious subjectnot discussed by women socially. A woman’s sexuality was unpleasantand forbidden, but at the same time mysterious and fascinating.Sex was the topic in the foreground of women’s minds, yet remainedin the unexplored depths of conversation. Ever since the sexualrevolution,…

BABETTE’S FEAST (1987) Notes: AøS Panorama Film International. 102 minutes.Narrator: Ghita NørbyBabette: Stephane AudranFilippa: Bodil KjerMartine: Birgitte FederspielGeneral Lowenhielm: Jarl KulleAchille Papin: Jean Philippa Lafont Director: Gabriel Axel.Producers: Just Betzer and Bo ChristensenScreenplay: Gabriel AxelCinematography: Henning KristiansenMusic: Per NøgaardLanguage: Danish and French with English subtitles Summary: On the Danish coast during the nineteenth centurytwo pious…

Food is my Booty CallDavid Doran Throughout the movie Eating (1990),women at a birthday party demonstrate their strong feelings aboutfood and reflect on how food affects them. However, little considerationis paid to how the women affect their food. The food in the livesof these women is victimized in much the same way as an under-appreciated,under-acknowledged…

Food Bibliography [Food Books in the Library of Dr. Michael DelahoydeExcerpted for Class Materials.] Adams, Carol. The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-VegetarianCritical Theory. NY: The Continuum Publishing Company, 1990. Allen, Brigid, ed. Food: An Oxford Anthology. NY: OxfordUniversity Press, 1994. Apicius. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome. Trans. JosephDommers Vehling. NY: Dover, 1977. Bayard,…

Thailand, India, and theAmericasDavid Doran When people of a foreign land came in contactwith the people of the regions of Thailand, India and the Americas,a potential for learning and enhancing ones culture was created.In situations where contact was on a personal level, both peopleslearned particularly about assorted foods and the methods forpreparing them. As a…

University Honors Seminar260Summer 1999 Melissa Albert — Restaurant Reviews, Essay Michael Delahoyde — Bibliography, Gallery Dave Doran — Essays Kristi Folsom — Restaurant Reviews, Essay Jessica Greene — Food Music, Essay Brian Haines — Filmography and Film Reviews Amanda Harter — Essays, Supermarket Analysis Alison Jameson — Essays, Reviews Natalie Morgan — Reviews and Miscellaneous…