Faces that Eat: (O/A)bjectifying Mukbang

A visual presentation of my undergraduate honors thesis in Critical Media Studies at Occidental College. Through my analysis, I ask: as American culture is not one which shies away from eating in abnormal abundance, was it the food the screeneaters consumed or the foreignness of the screeneaters that pushed the viewers to laughter, abjection, and objectification — acts birthed of uncomfortability that served to other the screeneaters along Orientalist, raced lines? For written work, please contact.