Introductions: Recipes for Revolution '34,000,000,000 Work-Hours' Saved: Convenience Foods and Mom's Home Cooking 'Unnatural, Unclean, and Filthy': Chinese American Cooking Literature Confronting Racism in the 1950s 'All Those Leftovers Are Hard on the Family Morale': Rebellion in Peg Bracken's I Hate to Cook Book 'Boredom is Quite Out Of the Picture': Women's Natural Foods Cookbooks and Social Change 'More American Than Apple Pie': Modern African-American Cookbooks Fighting White Stereotypes 'You Can't Get Trashier': White Trash Cookbooks and Social Class 'Dining on Grass and Shrubs': Making Vegan Food Sexy Thin is Not In: Two Fat Ladies and Gender Stereotypes on the Food Network
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SHERRIE A. INNESS is Professor of English with joint appointments in American Studies, History and Women's Studies at Miami University, USA. She is the author/editor of over a dozen books including Action Chicks (Palgrave Macmillan 2004), Disco Divas, Delinquents and Debutantes and Kitchen Culture in America. She was the keynote speaker at Barnard's Annual Conference on Women and Media in 2004.
Praise for Sherrie A. Inness and her previous works: "Thoughtful and thought-provoking essays...This engaging collection complements and energizes the research..." - Janet Theophano, author of Eat My Words "Drawing on an encyclopedic, first-hand knowledge of popular cultural texts... [Inness's] treatment of the subject is comprehensive and accessible." - Choice "[Dinner Roles] has every indication of becoming a standard reference in the field of food and gender studies." - Patricia M. Gantt, Utah State University "Vivid detail, skillful interweaving of sources, humor, and an engaging personal voice create a delightful reading experience." - Stephanie Levine, Tufts University "Makes an exciting and original contribution to the growing field of 'girls studies'...essential." - Lynne Vallone, author of Disciplines of Virtue
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