The Great British Bake Off: Identity & Food Porn
20 November 2020 - 51 mins explicitOn your marks, get set, bake! This week, in light of the upcoming Bake Off final, Holly and Hilary break down the beloved baking competition. They take a closer look behind the scenes and discuss how the show was filmed during the Covid19 pandemic. They also explore why food shows are appealing in general, class identity, gender and how Bake Off constructs a British utopia AND they each determine which contestant will be this year’s winner.
Works Cited:
Baxter-Wright, Dusty. “This is what it's ACTUALLY like to go on the Great British Bake Off”: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a46380/great-british-bake-off-tent-things-you-didnt-know/?utm_campaign=cosmo-2020-tradetracker&...
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