Food in film : a study on audience reception
Author
Civelek, Ece Simin
Advisor
Savaş, Özlem
Date
2012Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This study intends to analyze audience reception of foodstuff and related
practices in films. In the study foodstuff and related practices are taken into
consideration as a powerful semiotic system and in that respect are
evaluated as an important property of filmic narration. Study examines how
the audience who is a social and cultural subject interprets the encoded
meanings of foodstuff and related practices.