Becoming #Instafamous106
The next best thing besides your selfie.
#Foodstagram #Fooooooood #Foodie #FoodFoodFood #PracticallyMasterchef
#HealthyMind #HealthyLife #EatCleanTrainMean. These are just a few examples of
hashtags you will need to use when you start posting pictures of your breakfast,
lunch and dinner on Instagram. Food is of beneficial importance when it comes
to Instagram and becoming #InstaFamous.
Food means many different things for many different people.
Most of us nowadays use it as a way of connecting with their heritage and
remembering their ancestors. Just as Dr Kuttainen (2015) explained in the
lecture, food or the type of food you eat has become an indicator of social
class and an extension of the power you hold, giving the example of haute
cuisine verse fish and chips.
Within this week’s reading of ‘The Origin of Taste’ by Ian Bowler
and Peter Atkins they go on to explain how your tastebuds are tuned to flavours
you grew up with and grew accustom to. For example, a lot of Indochina use
flavours like chilli and fresh herbs, whereas India use a lot of spices like
cumin in their cooking. This may seem stereotypical but it is true, and unless
you were born a Kardashian or a Hilton then you probably won’t like the taste
or the texture of caviar.
So what does this mean for your Instagram account? It means
it doesn’t matter what food you post on your account. The only thing that does
matter is as long as you can present your meal well, take a very nice picture
of it (choose obscure angles), and choose the right filter (Valencia is my most
favourite filter to use).
Reference List
·
Atkins, P., & Bowler, I. (2001). Chapter 21:
The origins of taste. In R. Radojicic (Ed.). Food in society: Economy, culture,
geography (pp. 272-295). London, Great Britain: Arnold.
·
Kuttainen, V. (2015) BA1002: Our space:
Networks, narratives and the making of place, Lecture 8: Food Networks.
[Powerpoint Slides]. Retrieved from http://www.learnjcu.jcu.edu.au
I couldn't agree more with you about food meaning different things for different people. Food in my culture is a huge factor and knowing how to cook it and display it is something we are all taught to do at a young age. Food does connect people to their ancestors its something like dances or clothes it rarely changes over time and each culture has a significant meal like umu or hangi. Again food like you said can indicate what social class you are from, where you grew up, what religion you could be and many more(Atkins, 2001). On instagram food is huge and i believe it shapes our identity more then we realise.
ReplyDeleteAtkins, P., & Bowler, I. (2001). Food in society: Economy, culture, geography (pp. 273). London, Great Britain: Arnold.