Media and Food Industries

Michelle Phillipov is Senior Lecturer in Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

“Phillipov’s attention to industrial forces, logics and ‘compatibilities’ is a key strength of the book, which should be read by scholars and students interested in how media and food systems understand each other. … The book as a whole is animated by an interest how the politics of food is represented, shaped, and formatted by media industries.” (Luke van Ryn, Agriculture and Human Values, Vol. 36 (3), 2019)“Michelle Phillipov highlights in this clearly structured and impeccably argued book is that media is not just a passive player in these practices. It does not simply facilitate the dissemination and exchange of information, but actively shapes associated discourses and practices. … Phillipov’s volume makes a valuable and entertaining addition to the body of academic literature exploring ethical and alternative food movements, practices, and products from a variety of perspectives, encompassing sociology, cultural studies, geography, environmental studies, sustainability, and others.” (Paula Arcari, Media Industries, Vol. 6 (1), 2019)

• Chapter 1. Introduction: New Food Politics.- PART 1: CONTEXTS.- Chapter 2. Resisting ‘Agribusiness Apocalypse’: The Pleasures and Politics of Ethical Food.- Chapter 3. Food Television and Celebrity Chefs: Lifestyle Branding and Commodified Idyllism.- PART 2: CONNECTIONS.- Chapter 4. The ‘Social Life’ of Celebrity Brands: Maggie Beer’s Verjuice.- Chapter 5. Media Tourism and Rural Romance: Constructing Food Television’s ‘Cult Geographies’.- Chapter 6. ‘It Tastes Better’? Cookbooks, Happy Farmers and Affective Labour.- PART 3: APPROPRIATIONS.- Chapter 7. Media, Supermarkets and the Strategic Manufacture of Consumer Trust.- Chapter 8. Soft-Selling Supermarkets: Food Television and Integrated Advertising.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: A New Politics of Food?.