Food Masculinities and Home

Long-held associations between women home food and cooking are beginning to unravel as in a growing number of households men are taking on food and cooking responsibilities. At the same time men''s public foodwork continues to gain attention in the media and popular culture. The first of its kind Food Masculinities and Home focuses specifically on food in relation to how homemaking practices shape masculine identities and transform meanings of ''home''. The international multidisciplinary contributors explore questions including how food practices shape masculinity and notions of home and vice versa; the extent to which this gender shift challenges existing gender hierarchies; and how masculinities are being reshaped by the growing presence of men in kitchens and food-focused spaces.With ever-growing interest in both food and gender studies this is a must-read for students and researchers in food studies gender studies cultural studies sociology geography anthropology and related fields.