Kitchen as text: decoding the influence of Julia Child on interiors, 1961-1969

Despite the attention and dollars spent on kitchens in the current homes of today, very few authors focus on kitchen design beyond the turn of the twentieth century. A visit to the Smithsonian inspired a study into the influences of Julia Child, a pioneering celebrity chef, in an exhibit of her kitchen in the Museum of American History at the Smithsonian. By reviewing the set of Child's influential television cooking show, The French Chef (1963-1973), I observe any changes to the kitchen set from inception to the finale. I then combine this information with an investigation of the design features on sitcom kitchen sets of the same period. In doing so, I reviewed possible influences created by The French Chef cooking set. I then contrast the visual culture of media images against Julia Child's actual kitchen-turned-exhibit. In addition, I tracked monthly floor plan sizes and relationships in Better Homes and Garden, as well as the relationships of kitchens to the home throughout the 1960s. Finding possible correlations and connections between The French Chef set and the other visual culture of the 1960s, I would need to undertake much additional research to further cement this relationship. mix of counter-cultures of the 1960s sets a diverse stage for the influence of this cultural icon

“I Eat; Therefore I Am”—Molly and Food

Molly’s streams of consciousness in “Penelope” are filled with food and eating, which make up a major and crucial part of the person “Molly Bloom” and present a detailed and realistic picture of her life. Food acts as a sign. The rights of entitlement to food signify the financial condition of a household. Moreover, it conveys to Molly private coded messages concerning Bloom, and enables her to make connections with her family, her past, and the community in Dublin. In taking part in various food-related activities, Molly also participates in the communal life of Dublin. Dietary practices thus constitute a part of the identity of Molly Bloom. She eats; therefore she is. Not entirely free from sociocultural constraints, Molly nevertheless reverses the traditional gender roles of man as consumer and woman as the consumed, savors the pleasures brought about by food and sexuality, and suggests the naturalness and inevitability of bodily functions engendered by food consumption.莫莉在〈潘尼洛普〉一章的意識流動當中充滿了飲食；飲食構 成了「莫莉．布盧姆」其人主要且重要的一部分，也呈現了一幅描 繪其生活既細膩又寫實的畫作。食物乃是一種符號。對食物的資格 權可顯示家庭的財政狀況。此外，食物也提供莫莉有關布盧姆的個 人訊息，並且讓她與家人、過去、都柏林社區作一連結。參與種種 飲食活動使莫莉得以投入都柏林的社區生活。飲食行為因此構成了 莫莉．布盧姆的主體。「她吃故她在。」儘管並未完全拋開社會文 化之束縛，莫莉仍然顛倒了傳統上男性等同消費者而女性等同消費 品的性別角色，品嘗食物與性慾帶來的歡娛，同時暗示消耗食物所 引發的身體機能乃是自然且必然之現象

The Role of Online Videos in Undergraduate Casual-Leisure Information Behaviors

This study describes undergraduate casual-leisure information behaviors relevant to online videos Diaries and in-depth interviews were used to collect data Twenty-four undergraduates participated in this study 9 men 15 women all were aged 18 22 years This study proposes a model of casual-leisure information behaviors and contributes new insights into user experience in casual-leisure settings such as online video programs with implications for other information domain

Library Quarterly - November 2019

In this issue: Getting Festive Database Trials Lynn Library\u27s First Commissioned Musical Work Event Recap Library Chat: Teachable Moments vs. Immediate Answers Mining Data: the Hidden Gems of the Online Library Amazing Images to Use for Papers & Presentations New Collections Open Educational Resources Where Are the Academic Catalogs? A Website for the Archives Cooking the Books How I Turned Imposter Syndrome into Success Fall 2019 Lectures & Programshttps://spiral.lynn.edu/libpubs/1020/thumbnail.jp

Scenario analysis as a tool for informing the design of behaviour change interventions

This article presents the design process behind the specification of a behaviour change intervention method to promote energy saving. The amount of energy used for food preparation is highly influenced by people’s behaviours. A user-centred design approach based on scenario analysis was applied to provide understanding of context of use and specification of user requirements. This knowledge was applied to the design of behaviour change interventions to motivate sustainable behaviours

Re-enactment and its information practices; tensions between the individual and the collective

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore the practices used by Australian re-enactors to achieve authenticity, a communally agreed measure of acceptability in the creation of an impression, the dress, behaviours and accoutrements of the period, through the concepts of serious leisure and information practices. Design/methodology/approach–Re-enactment is a practical, information-based performative activity. In this paper, the research styles and decision-making processes developed and employed by its enthusiasts to create authentic impressions are examined through an ethnographic case study. Findings–The re-enactors are identified as “makers and tinkerers”, in Stebbins’s categorisation of serious leisure. Research, documentation and the sharing of information, knowledge and skills are common practices among re-enactors and acknowledged as integral to the processes of creating an impression to a collectively agreed standard of authenticity. Re-enactors’ “making” includes not only the creation of the impression but also the documentation of their process of creating it. They prize individual knowledge and expertise and through this, seek to stand out from the collective. Originality/value–Although communities of re-enactors are often studied from a historical perspective, this may be the first time a study has been undertaken from an information studies perspective. The tension between the collective, social norms and standards that support the functioning of the group in understanding authenticity, and the expert amateur; the individual with specialist skills and talents, encourages a fuller investigation of the relationships between the individual and the collective in the context of information practices

Postmodern Feminism, Hypertext, And The Rhetoric Of Cooking Websites

This study explores the ways cookbooks and their rhetorical dimensions have been re-imagined using hypertext and Web technology. Using the tenets of postmodern feminist rhetoric and Web design theory, the study considers how commercial cooking hypertexts construct users\u27 identities. Although hypertext is a potentially empowering technology, democratizing rhetoric and knowledge making practices, commercial hypertext often circumscribes agency formation and prohibits participation. Participatory, constructive hypertexts are difficult to design and costly to maintain. Of the three sites studied, Epicurious.com, BettyCrocker.com, and FoodNetwork.com, only Epicurious.com encourages meaningful communication between users and between users and designers. In many ways, Epicurious.com conceives of its users as active agents. Most of its content celebrates many knowledge making practices traditionally considered feminine and embodied. In contrast, BettyCrocker.com and FoodNetwork.com rely on closed, proprietary systems designs to maintain their authority. Users have little opportunity to participate as active agents. In small ways, however, users can begin to deconstruct the hypertexts, to resist the standards and strictures of expertly created recipes by reporting variations and opinions. The features that most reflect the tenets of a constructive feminist hypertext make possible some small movements toward agency

No. 05: The Urban Food System of Bangalore, India

Bangalore (officially Bangaluru) is one of India’s fastest-growing cities. It is now the fifth-largest urban agglomeration in India, and the capital and primate city of the state of Karnataka in terms of area, population and economic output. With no natural features restricting its development, Bangalore’s spatial growth patterns are characterized by urban sprawl. Although it accounts for only 0.4% of the area of Karnataka and about 16% of the total population of the state, Bangalore has the highest district income in the state, contributing approximately 34% to Gross State Domestic Product at current prices and is a magnet for investment and employment in Karnataka. The history of Bangalore is marked by two significant political developments: the Vijayanagara Empire in the 1500s and the British Empire in the 1800s. The patterns of urbanization that emerged from both forms of control – the British and the royal families – shaped current-day Bangalore. This report provides an overview of the city focusing on demography, spatial and physical growth, and governance structures. Although the focus is largely on food-related issues, it also provides a larger contextual picture of the city’s evolution. While there is currently little detailed information available about Bangalore’s food economy, or the larger food sector at the city scale, the report also includes information about national and regional policies and programmes that have an impact on local systems

Australian motor sport enthusiasts’ leisure information behaviour

Purpose: This paper explores the leisure information behaviour of motor sport enthusiasts, examining: their information needs; their information seeking and sharing; what personal information they had; and their satisfaction with their information seeking and personal information management efforts. Method: This exploratory study examined participants’ information behaviour from a postpositivist and inductive research approach. An online survey was completed by 81 motor sport enthusiasts. Analysis: The quantitative survey data were analysed using descriptive statistics, whilst the qualitative data were analysed using thematic coding. Findings: The research findings highlighted that enthusiasts engaged in mixed serious leisure. They required information before, during, and after race events, and sought this primarily from online sources, as well as from other individuals. Ninety participants shared information about their interest in motor sport with family, friends, and fellow enthusiasts, primarily via emails (69%) and Facebook (49%). They also gathered information about motor sport, including photographs and memorabilia. Participants were satisfied with their information management strategies for their personal collections. Limitations: Participants were limited to motor sport enthusiasts in Australia, hence findings cannot be generalised more broadly. Originality/Value: This study fills a gap in the literature about leisure information behaviour of motor sport enthusiasts in Australia. It identifies and provides a typology of the 12 categories of information needed by enthusiasts. Further, introduces a preliminary Motor Sport Information Behaviour Model. These understandings of enthusiasts’ information behaviour provide information management professionals with insights to work with this user community