{"product_id":"anthony-bourdain-filmmaker-todd-kennedy-9780814352922","title":"Anthony Bourdain, Filmmaker","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePlacing Bourdain's legacy in cinema--not the kitchen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthony Bourdain is best known as a celebrated chef, author, international traveler, and TV personality. However, this book argues why Bourdain is best understood first and foremost as a filmmaker and that his cinematic legacy is just as relevant. Studying Bourdain's travelogues, documentaries, and food films in the context of film history, film criticism, and cultural studies emphasizes the ways that his work evokes questions of authenticity within documentary filmmaking, reimagines ethnographic filmmaking as a practice, and deconstructs the Western male gaze. This book also positions episodes from his television shows, such as \u003ci\u003eParts Unknown\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Reservations\u003c\/i\u003e, within and between genres, where Bourdain employed a variety of techniques to tell the passionate and vibrant stories that were so beloved by viewers. In this accessible and detailed account, Bourdain's body of work is reenvisioned as genre-bending and influential in the evolution of documentary film.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Todd Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814352928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814352922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wayne State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Todd Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001188196607,"sku":"9780814352922","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anthony-bourdain-filmmaker-todd-kennedy-9780814352922","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}