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Filmowe kąski. O przykładowych funkcjach ekranowego jedzenia
Film bites. Examples of on-screen food functions

Author(s): Aleksandra Drzał-Sierocka
Subject(s): Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Sociology of the arts, business, education, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; food; food culture; film; food film

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to point and characterize the most important functions that food may play in the plot. The emphasis is put on three issues: the role of food in characterization of the characters and their psychological situation, giving information about socio-cultural identity of the characters and contexts, and defining relationships between the characters. The analysis will be completed by the characterization of the food film genre

  • Issue Year: 56/2018
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 6-16
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish