Genesis. Rivista della Società Italiana delle Storiche (Web), Ed. by Enrica Asquer and Paolo Capuzzo

Proposals by 30.04.2016

This special issue of Genesis will explore the gender issues related to the production, circulation, distribution and consumption of food, within different spatial and chronological contexts, from the early modern to the contemporary era. The issue will add to the extensive research that has emerged around this topic in the last decades by adopting a specific gender perspective. Although increasing attention has been given to the gender dimension of food, much remains to be explored.

The production and consumption of food have been so far analysed from many stimulating points of view. Anthropologists have investigated nutritional practices in connection with the symbolic order that permeates societies (M. Douglas) and, in particular, as a crucial point of entry into the daily dynamics of families (M. de Certeau): the division of labour between different family members; the set-up of the domestic areas devoted to the food preparation; the connection between meal consumption and the construction of family routines, are all examples of the issues explored by this kind of analysis. Read more and source … (Web)