Food Porn: Food Aesthetics in a Digital Age

By Jonatan Leer

Is food porn a vibrant and democratic new expression of modern food culture or a superficial addition to an image-saturated world? Tracing its origins from the 1970s to today, this timely book examines the evolution of food porn as a desire-inducing aesthetic practice and a visually extravagant food spectacle.

Through discussions on class, gender, sexuality and national identities, it questions whether food porn reinforces social hierarchies or empowers individuals. Also exploring anti-food porn aesthetics, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the deeper social implications of food's digital allure.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1529248833
• ISBN13: 9781529248838
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Length: 142 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"