Food and Masculinity in Contemporary Autobiographies

Nieves Pascual Soler teaches literature at Jaen University, Spain. Her research interests include cultural studies, feminism, and food. Recently she has co-edited Rethinking Chicana/o Literature through Food (2013) and Traces of Aging (2016). Her work has appeared in Journal of Intercultural Studies; Food, Culture and Society and Latin American Research Review.

• 1. Food in Autobiographies Written by Men.- 2. Authentic Chef-Heroes.- 3. The Cook-as-Criminal Autobiography.- 4. Hunting Chefs.- 5. Conclusion.

“Pascual Soler elucidates the power of life writing to transform gender roles, making a notable contribution to the scholarship on culinary autobiography.”  (Alice L. McLean, Biography, Vol. 42 (4), 2019)