Food as national and transnational ingredient in post- 2000 American film productions

Kelly, Bernadett (2018) Food as national and transnational ingredient in post- 2000 American film productions. Masters, Szegedi Tudományegyetem.

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Abstract

Since food has always been presented in films, it is important to acknowledge its significance to a movie. Due to its ordinariness, food is capable to serve as a common communicative ground within and between cultures. Therefore, food is not only present to elevate films aesthetically, but it provides a further level of meaning. Food is often used in films as a sign system that helps to convey certain messages, express cultural belonging, create and recreate cultural norms and cultural identity. Individuals are the main social actors who establish and maintain cultures; hence individuals are also important components to the question of food, film and culture. The aim of this paper is to elaborate on food as a national and transnational messenger in post-2000 American films, more precisely, Chocolat (2001), Julie and Julia (2009) and The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) as these film productions not only reflect on usage of food in contemporary film culture, but they also deal with cultural encounters and identity formation.

English title

Food as national and transnational ingredient in post- 2000 American film productions

Institution

Szegedi Tudományegyetem

Faculty

Faculty of Arts

Department

Amerikanisztika Tanszék

Discipline

Humanities

Institute

Angol-Amerikai Intézet

Specialization

amerikanisztika

Supervisor(s)

Item Type:	Thesis (Masters)
Subjects:	06. Humanities
Depositing User:	szerkesztő BTK
Date Deposited:	2019. Apr. 25. 07:32
Last Modified:	2019. Apr. 26. 09:41
URI:	https://diploma.bibl.u-szeged.hu/id/eprint/74316

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