Gridiron Gourmet: Gender and Food at the Football Tailgate Contributor(s): Veri, Maria J. (Author), Liberti, Rita (Author) |
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ISBN: 1682261018 ISBN-13: 9781682261019 Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2019 Click for more in this series: Sport, Culture, and Society |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Tablesetting - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 642.3 |
LCCN: 2019000681 |
Series: Sport, Culture, and Society |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9.1" L (1.10 lbs) 170 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: On football weekends in the United States, thousands of fans gather in the parking lots outside of stadiums, where they park their trucks, let down the gates, and begin a pregame ritual of drinking and grilling. Tailgating, which began in the early 1900s as a quaint picnic lunch outside of the stadium, has evolved into a massive public social event with complex menus, extravagant creative fare, and state-of-art grilling equipment. Unlike traditional notions of the home kitchen, the blacktop is a highly masculine culinary environment in which men and the food they cook are often the star attractions. Gridiron Gourmet examines tailgating as shown in television, film, advertising, and cookbooks, and takes a close look at the experiences of those tailgaters who are as serious about their brisket as they are about cheering on their favorite team, demonstrating how and why the gendered performances on the football field are often matched by the intensity of the masculine displays in front of grills, smokers, and deep fryers. |
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