As a whole then, the book offers the building blocks scholars need to begin constructing new representations of gender, home and food. Editors and authors offer a review of what went before, a wealth of empirical data from many parts of the world, several original theoretical concepts that allow for the conceptualization of new food-based domestic masculinities and a range of research methods that could be emulated by other scholars in this field.”
FoodAnthropology
This is a coherent and carefully edited collection of essays. It would be a very good starting point for any student or researcher wanting to study the intersections of food and masculinities. It is also an enjoyable read.
Food, Culture & Society
Presumptions about the gendered nature of domestic life permeate academic approaches to food. Challenging that with a focus on men, masculinities and the home, Szabo and Koch provide nuanced examples from a variety of disciplines. Expanding the terrain, they find that much has changed while much has stayed the same
Alice Julier, Chatham University, USA
Wide-ranging yet coherent, this rich collection brings together new research on the relationships between masculinity, food and home that will be required reading for anyone interested in contemporary food cultures and/or domestic life.
Joanne Hollows, Independent researcher, UK