Affected by globalisation, secularism and multiculturalism, Irish society has undergone many radical changes since the turn of the 21st century, food consumption being one of the most striking. This PhD thesis examines and analyses past and contemporary eating and cooking practices from a sociological and historical perspective. Taking into account the dramatic effects engendered by the English colonisation (acculturation, extensive exploitation of resources, contempt vis-à-vis indigenous customs…), the aim of this research is to stress the importance that religious principles had in shaping the dietary practices until the 1960s and to analyse the consequences on contemporary eating behaviours. Particular emphasis is given to the essential ...
For those who study the history of food, there are at least three reasons which give a better unders...
Irish Food History: A Companion provides the most comprehensive collection of information to date on...
The perception and practice of eating out are linked to larger socioeconomic patterns. Newspaper res...
Affected by globalisation, secularism and multiculturalism, Irish society has undergone many radical...
Face à la révolution gastronomique en marche et face au regain d’intérêt pour la culture culinaire i...
“Everybody eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food” Confucius (551- 479BC). This ...
Animal offal and organ meats seem to have all but disappeared from domestic cuisine in Ireland, desp...
Drawing on evidence from across a range of disciplines (literature, folklore, history, sociology, et...
Disruption, like change, is a constant in human history. So is food, a component of survival so vita...
International audienceFor those who study the history of food, there are at least three reasons whic...
This research investigated the attitudes of Irish people to food to ascertain whether the acquisitio...
Recent historiography has demonstrated the immense material and metaphorical importance of food to r...
This research note introduces the methodology of the FoodCult Project, with the aim of stimulating d...
Food studies and Irish Studies stem from the same ‘studies’ phenomena and share many similarities in...
This research note introduces the methodology of the FoodCult Project, with the aim of stimulating d...
For those who study the history of food, there are at least three reasons which give a better unders...
Irish Food History: A Companion provides the most comprehensive collection of information to date on...
The perception and practice of eating out are linked to larger socioeconomic patterns. Newspaper res...
Affected by globalisation, secularism and multiculturalism, Irish society has undergone many radical...
Face à la révolution gastronomique en marche et face au regain d’intérêt pour la culture culinaire i...
“Everybody eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food” Confucius (551- 479BC). This ...
Animal offal and organ meats seem to have all but disappeared from domestic cuisine in Ireland, desp...
Drawing on evidence from across a range of disciplines (literature, folklore, history, sociology, et...
Disruption, like change, is a constant in human history. So is food, a component of survival so vita...
International audienceFor those who study the history of food, there are at least three reasons whic...
This research investigated the attitudes of Irish people to food to ascertain whether the acquisitio...
Recent historiography has demonstrated the immense material and metaphorical importance of food to r...
This research note introduces the methodology of the FoodCult Project, with the aim of stimulating d...
Food studies and Irish Studies stem from the same ‘studies’ phenomena and share many similarities in...
This research note introduces the methodology of the FoodCult Project, with the aim of stimulating d...
For those who study the history of food, there are at least three reasons which give a better unders...
Irish Food History: A Companion provides the most comprehensive collection of information to date on...
The perception and practice of eating out are linked to larger socioeconomic patterns. Newspaper res...