Papers by Vicki Swinbank
Women's Food Matters "This groundbreaking interdisciplinary feminist study offer... more Women's Food Matters "This groundbreaking interdisciplinary feminist study offers a new perspective on how, and why, women's food matters throughout history and in our contemporary world. As one of the first studies to combine a focus on food production, processing and cooking, on food cultures and food systems, Swinbank puts women's knowledge and creativity at center stage in the reproduction and transformation of culture and agriculture. Women's Food Matters provides a theoretically rich contribution that is jargon-free, making it an appropriate choice for classes at any level, as well as for the general reader. Destined to 'stir the pot' of contemporary food studies.
Springer eBooks, 2021
Women's Food Matters "This groundbreaking interdisciplinary feminist study offers a new perspecti... more Women's Food Matters "This groundbreaking interdisciplinary feminist study offers a new perspective on how, and why, women's food matters throughout history and in our contemporary world. As one of the first studies to combine a focus on food production, processing and cooking, on food cultures and food systems, Swinbank puts women's knowledge and creativity at center stage in the reproduction and transformation of culture and agriculture. Women's Food Matters provides a theoretically rich contribution that is jargon-free, making it an appropriate choice for classes at any level, as well as for the general reader. Destined to 'stir the pot' of contemporary food studies.
Journal of Historical Sociology, 2002
It is often assumed that culinary influence has been 'top down'-that is, that haute cuisine and p... more It is often assumed that culinary influence has been 'top down'-that is, that haute cuisine and professional cooking by male chefs has influenced popular cooking, especially once literacy became commonplace, and particularly with the publication of cookery books directed at the middle-class 'housewife'. Whilst it is certainly true that professional cooking has influenced domestic cooking as a 'trickle-down' effect, there is an area of serious neglect or oversight-namely, the denial or ignoring of the culinary influence in the other direction, that is, the influence of female domestic cooking on haute cuisine.
This paper examines a debate that has been active within feminism for many years around the subje... more This paper examines a debate that has been active within feminism for many years around the subject of vegetarianism and specifically veganism. Some feminists argue that eating any animal products is incompatible with a feminist ethic. In this article, which is adapted from a chapter of my PhD thesis (2008), I examine both sides of this argument from moral, health and environmental perspectives. While it is understandable that some people will choose to avoid animal products for ethical or other reasons, I consider that the inclusion of some animal products in one's diet is not, per se,, incompatible with a feminist ethic.
It is often assumed that culinary influence has been 'top down' – that is, that haute cuisine and... more It is often assumed that culinary influence has been 'top down' – that is, that haute cuisine and professional cooking by male chefs has influenced popular cooking, especially once literacy became commonplace, and particularly with the publication of cookery books directed at the middle-class 'housewife'. Whilst it is certainly true that professional cooking has influenced domestic cooking as a 'trickle-down' effect, there is an area of serious neglect or oversight – namely, the denial or ignoring of the culinary influence in the other direction, that is, the influence of female domestic cooking on haute cuisine.
Conference Presentations by Vicki Swinbank
Italian Historical Society Journal, 1995
This paper, is based on a talk presented at the Italian Expo in Melbourne in 1994. It examines th... more This paper, is based on a talk presented at the Italian Expo in Melbourne in 1994. It examines the history of the influence of Italian migrants during the early and mid 20th century on Australia's food culture.
Thesis Chapters by Vicki Swinbank
Despite the fact that women are responsible for most food preparation and much food production th... more Despite the fact that women are responsible for most food preparation and much food production throughout the world, they suffer disproportionately with regard to the right to adequate nutrition, especially in intra-household food distribution. This paper examines this as a human rights issue with particular reference to the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).
Books by Vicki Swinbank
Women's Food Matters "This groundbreaking interdisciplinary feminist study offers a new perspecti... more Women's Food Matters "This groundbreaking interdisciplinary feminist study offers a new perspective on how, and why, women's food matters throughout history and in our contemporary world. As one of the first studies to combine a focus on food production, processing and cooking, on food cultures and food systems, Swinbank puts women's knowledge and creativity at center stage in the reproduction and transformation of culture and agriculture. Women's Food Matters provides a theoretically rich contribution that is jargon-free, making it an appropriate choice for classes at any level, as well as for the general reader. Destined to 'stir the pot' of contemporary food studies.
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