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Emily J.H. Contois was born in Australia and raised in the Big Sky Country of Montana, where she spent a bit over a decade training in classical ballet. She is now an assistant professor of Media Studies at The University of Tulsa. From Guy Fieri Americana to Vegemite, women who eat Activia yogurt to men who diet, her writing spans the breadth of food, health, and identity in American popular culture and media. Often a guest expert in national media, she has appeared on CBS This Morning and Ugly Delicious with David Chang on Netflix. She lives in Tulsa with her husband and their rescue pup, Raven. Diners, Dudes & Diets is her first book.

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Average rating: 3.71 · 181 ratings · 42 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors

	Diners, Dudes, and Diets: How Gender and Power Collide in Food Media and Culture 3.71 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Food Instagram: Identity, Influence, and Negotiation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2022	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Diners, Dudes & Diets Preorder Promotion

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