Food Studies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781845206819)

This title is a guide to doing research in the burgeoning field of food studies. Designed for the classroom as well as for the independent scholar, the book details the predominant research methods in the field, provides a series of interactive questions and templates to help guide a project, and includes suggestions for food-specific resources such as archives, libraries and reference works. Interviews with leading scholars in the field and discussions of how the study of food can enhance traditional methods are included.

Food Studies: An Introduction to Research Methods begins with an overview of food studies and research methods followed by a guide to the literature. Four methodological "baskets" representing the major methodologies of the field are explored together with interviews from leading scholars in: food history (Ken Albala); ethnographic methods (Carole Counihan); material culture and media studies (Psyche Williams-Forson); and quantitative methods (Jeffery Sobal). The book concludes with chapters on research ethics, including working with human subjects, and technology tools for research.

Author: Jeff Miller, Jonathan Deutsch
ISBN-10: 1845206819
ISBN-13: 9781845206819
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.50d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 281