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Food forThought Lecture #8 Joe Lau Question for today What do our attitudes to food tell us about ourselves and our society? Interpreting food Interpreting X Understanding the symbolic importance of X Finding out what X reflects about Y Example: handshakes in Mainland politics Today Food and culture, politics, etc. Food and personal identity A scene from Pulp Fiction Food society Food as part of traditions special events Symbolic significance of food Religious rules about food Eating habits and political / moral convictions Legal rules reflect history political values Food consumption economics Fashion trends in food Food social status Food relationships Food as high culture and art Globalization food culture Economic development and dining out Obesity Global sourcing and global food chains Fusion cuisine International taste cuisine vocabulary Pancetta Raclette Miso Rooibos Kebab Pavalova Salsa Food and gender Conforming to social norms Conforming to non-conformity Food and (self) identity The body as self The body as manifestation of the self. Food and self-control Control of self / body through food. Eating habits reflect self-control sense of self. The tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden. Eating disorders Anorexia An eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a minimally accepted body weight, intense fear of weight gain, and distorted body image. /medlineplus/ency/article/000362.htm Third-year university student 160cm, 34kg Bulimia An illness defined by food binges, or recurrent episodes of significant overeating, that are accompanied by a sense of loss of control. The affected person then uses various methods -- such as vomiting or laxative abuse -- to prevent weight gain. /medlineplus/ency/article/000341.htm Background of affluence and media values Sing Lee (Psychiatry, CUHK) /1997/Feb7_1997/soc.html On anorexia in Hong Kong - “They have academic problems, family problems, and a deep lack of self-esteem. When they fail, th