ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Overfishing, European Colonialism, Sidney Mintz
27 Dec 2016
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Food as culture: fetishism: excessive or irrational commitment. Something a person becomes fixated on; consumes a person"s time and energy as they focus on it: sexual where abnormal gratification is linked to a particular object. Related to foods and sex, particular body parts. A fetish is sexualized when something is needed to achieve some sort of sexual desire or gratification. Examples include: bacon, coffee, bodily modifications (tattoos, piercings: general use vs. clinical, sexual vs. non-sexual, other uses of the word fetish. Religious when its believed that particular item is infused with a spirit or deity or magical thing. When you have a fetish, you need it in order to obtain a sense of gratification. Shapes of food is common component for events or parties. Slow food movement: reject any form of fast food or is quickly prepared, interested in preparation of food and take time to prepare food, home-made meals, becomes fetishized.
