Food Porn: Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age

Is food porn a vibrant and democratic new expression of modern food culture or a superficial addition to an image-saturated world? Tracing its origins from the 1970s to today, this timely book examines the evolution of food porn as a desire-inducing aesthetic practice and a visually extravagant food spectacle.

Through discussions on class, gender, sexuality and national identities, it questions whether food porn reinforces social hierarchies or empowers individuals. Also exploring anti-food porn aesthetics, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the deeper social implications of food's digital allure.

Authors: Jonatan Leer, Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781529248838

Publication date: 20260622