By Haley Rubin, Sara DeLacey, and Sofi Faris This series of blog posts will explore various topics related to the concept of food justice and what role it plays in the American food system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our guiding question in writing these posts is as follows: what happens when food injustices occur against…
Japanese Food Metaphysics
By Pole Lee, Joseph Choi, and Ryan Sun Podcast Audio: Transcript: Introduction: Hello everyone, welcome to our Philosophy 285 Podcast. This is Joe Choi, and I am working with Pole Lee and Ryan Sun to answer an essential question: How do traditional metaphysical understandings of food influence both the aesthetic and cultural portrayal of Japanese…
Navigating a Healthy Lifestyle in a World of Marketing
By Anna McDonough, Andi Breitowich, Caleb Shulman, & Harshit Patel Walking down the aisles of the grocery store can be a daunting task. Various labels are branded onto packaging, and while a majority of people look at food labels seeking the health benefits of a product, over half are unable to pick out those desired…
Food for the Gram
By Harrison Goldfein, Julia Laico, & Renee Zhang On October 6th, 2010 Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger invented Instagram, a mobile phone app that allows people to share pictures with other users. Primarily, the app is used to share personal updates (Lagorio-Chafkin). However, some people have created Instagram accounts solely to document food and their…
Metaphysics of a Mukbang
By Naya Shim, Hana Keith, Linda Wang, & Karishma Dangodara Project and Video Description: Our project focused on the metaphysics of food, which examines the reality and identity of food as well as our nature as hungry beings. Specifically, we explored Mukbang, a recorded or live broadcasted eating show that engages viewers watching others eat,…
Understanding the Aesthetics of Food Porn in Today’s Media
By Cecilia Zhang, Lawrence Rowley, and Oliver Xu So… What is “Food Porn”? If we delve into history, we can find that this term was first coined by Rosalind Coward in her 1984 book Female Desire. However, what is more intriguing is, why was it coined in such a way? What are the implications of…