http://www.wordsend.org/2005/03/31/food-for-thought/ searching for the ineffable Thu, 20 May 2010 16:55:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.wordsend.org/2005/03/31/food-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-431 guyda Mon, 04 Apr 2005 13:26:42 +0000 /?p=461#comment-431 Timely indeed. Personally, I've noticed how my female students in particular are becoming much more interested in analyzing food in literature. I've been putting it down to the mainstreaming of body-image anxiety; it certainly wasn't discussed in classes when I was an undergraduate a decade ago. (Or is this phenomenon more a result of the mainstreaming of feminist academics and the creation of a classroom space where these discussions are allowed?). Hmm. Anyway, good to have you back, Vika! Timely indeed. Personally, I’ve noticed how my female students in particular are becoming much more interested in analyzing food in literature. I’ve been putting it down to the mainstreaming of body-image anxiety; it certainly wasn’t discussed in classes when I was an undergraduate a decade ago. (Or is this phenomenon more a result of the mainstreaming of feminist academics and the creation of a classroom space where these discussions are allowed?). Hmm. Anyway, good to have you back, Vika!

]]> http://www.wordsend.org/2005/03/31/food-for-thought/comment-page-1/#comment-430 mary Thu, 31 Mar 2005 22:01:55 +0000 /?p=461#comment-430 I would *love* to have that research. I would *love* to have that research.

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