Watching What We Eat: The Evolution of Television Cooking Shows - Paperback

by Kathleen Collins (Author)

This title illuminates how cooking shows have both reflected and shaped significant changes in American culture. It explores how the role of food changed from merely necessity to a means of self-expression and a conspicuous lifestyle accessory.

Author Biography

Kathleen Collins is an experienced author and researcher who has studied and written about television, media history, popular culture and food. Her work has appeared in the magazines "Working Woman" and "Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture" and in the anthology "Secrets &Confidences: The Complicated Truth About Women's Friendships" (Seal Press: 2004). She has also written encyclopedia entries on a variety of media history topics. She has a Master's degree in journalism with a specialization in cultural reporting and criticism from New York University and a Master's degree in library science from Long Island University. For the past ten years, she has worked as an editorial researcher for a variety of publications including "Glamour" and "Ladies' Home Journal." She is now a librarian and lives in Manhattan.