Dissertations

Dissertations submitted in partial fulfillment of the award of Master of Arts in Gastronomy (students are listed in alphabetical order with program entry year indicated)

Yazan Akeel (2003)
Changes in the Bedouin Way of Life: Is it a Political Responsibility or Just a Sign of Globalisation?

Øyvind Andersen (2002)
The Evolution of the Chef Uniform

Rachel A. Ankeny (2004)
Celebratory Food Traditions in the Italian Diaspora: Comparing the Land of Opportunity and the Lucky Country

Alison Bell (2005)
Food insecurity in the Land of Plenty: The Windemere Valley in Paradox

Leigh Blakemore (2005)
Food Fights: A History of the Soil Association of South Australia

Janet Boileau (2006)
Vanishing Pleasures: The Culinary Heritage of the Portuguese Eurasians of Goa, Malacca and Macau, A Comparative Study

Gabriella Brie (2003)
Farmers' Markets in Australia: Benefits For Sellers?

Jane Brock (2003)
God is Not a Vegetarian

Dereke Bruce (2003)
Taiwan's Rapidly Changing Food Habits

Warussaporn Burutrattanaphan (2005)
What Are the Perceptions of Airline Food? A Case Study of Thai Airways International

Tania Cammarano (2004)
Espresso in 1950s Sydney: One Drink, Two Scenes. The Introduction of Espresso Coffee in Sydney and the Role of Italian Migrants

Bel (Maria) Castro (2002)
Demythologising the History of Coffee in Lipa, Batangas in the XIX century

Susie Chant (2007)
Ethical Food Consumers: Toward a New Definition

Bonnie Chiang (2007)
Modern Culinary Movements Reinforce the Taiwanese National Identity

Flora Chiu (2006)
Changing Cultural Identities in Australia: Modern Chinese Cuisine in Sydney Chinese Restaurants

Eun Jeong Choi (2003)
Dog Meat in Korean Food Culture

Susan Cleary (2002)
After the Gold and the Grass: The Introduction of Novel Industries into the Colony of Victoria 1862 to 1872

Brenda Cook (2005)
Cheese Please! Historical Development of Australia's Cheese 'Culture' and its Impact on the Contemporary Production and Consumption of Raw Milk Cheese

Kirsten Dixon (2002)
Wild Alaska Salmon: A Superior Product?

Kelly Donati (2002)
Ethics and Activism: An Analysis of Diversity and Pleasure in the Philosophy of the Slow Food Movement

Nicki Eleazar (2003)
Restaurant Families in Manila: Lessons in Restaurant Longevity

Robert Ford (2002)
Australian Gourmet and Epicurean: A Case Study of Australia's Culinary Evolution 1966-1990

Joanna Fox (2006)
The Evolution of Australian Food Photography and Food Styling in Magazines from 1965-2007

Sally Frey (2005)
The Evolution of Salads in America: 1800-1930

Mary Jane Gimpel (2003)
Modest Circumstances, Vast Accomplishments

Jennifer Graue (2006)
The Baking of an American Icon: How Girl Scout Cookies Became a Cultural Phenomenon

Ivy Haaks (2003)
Organics in the United Staes Ready to Move Out of the Niche Market

Amina Harris (2004)
Soul Food and Gastronomic Tourism Potential in Harlem

Diana Holguin (2004)
How to Grow Cuisine: The Development of Contemporary Latin American Cuisine and Culture in Miami

Fu-Ching Hsieh (2004)
A Culinary History of Taiwan

Carolyn Jones (2003)
Analysis of Food Service Operations and Finances Available to Support Successful Implementation of the Dietary Guidelines for Children and Adolescents in Australian in Child Care Centres

Jin Kim (2005)
Recipe for Success?: Traditional food and food culture in contemporary Korean television

Nam Jung Kim (2005)
Western Bread and its Influence on the Transformation of Korean Dietary Habits

Candy Kwok (2006)
Cooking/Food Programs on Australian Television 1992-2006

Madhav Koneru (2007)
The Wedding Feast in India

Selina Kuo (2007)
Do I Look Fat to You? What it means to be obese in the twenty-first century

Jane Levi (2004)
Conviviality in Microgravity: Space Food and National Identity

Jacqueline Lim (2006)
Abalone: A Symbol of Guaranteed Wealth to the Chinese, a Reality for the Tasmanian Industry? A Study into the Tasmanian Abalone Industry

Jessica Loyer (2006)
A Pot of Many Meanings: The Shifting Shape and Symbolism of Shabbat Stew from the Old World to the New

Janet Lymburn (2003)
Gastronomic Tourism: A Valuable New Niche in New Zealand Tourism?

Robert Mason (2002)
Food and Wine Trails in Australia

Alison McKee (2004)
New Zealand Cuisine through Edmonds Cookbooks

Michael Meagher (2005)
A New Twist on Tradition: Professional Reactions to Screw Capped Wines in the United States

Jose Montalvo (2006)
Defining Culinary Plagiarism: An Exploration of the Role of Law and Culture in Cuisine

Linda Morgan (2007)
Diplomatic Gastronomy: Style and Power at the Table

Kristin Morrissey (2004)
How the Cactus Lost its Fruit: Representations of Saguaro Fruit as Cultural Constructions (1540-2005)

Narisa Mortero (2004)
Food: The Development of Thai Eating Culture in Early Rattanakosin Era.

Roberta Muir (2002)
What's Cooking?

Ruth (Wanjiru) Mwangi (2004)
Did We Choose? Why Kenyans Eat What They Do Today

Jacqueline Newling (2006)
Foodways Unfettered: Food in Early Colonial Sydney 1788-1795

Diana Noyce (2007)
A Taste for War: The Crimean War as a culinary campaign

Hiroko Obata (2004)
Powdered Green Tea Ice Cream: Is it a Domesticated Western Food for the Japanese?

Liz Packer (2002)
Examination of Appetite

Alexandra Peters (2004)
Food and Place in Australia: The Rise of New World Regionalism

Madeleine Pineda (2005)
Home and Away: Lutong ng mga Kababayan sa Adelaide: A Study of Ethnic Identity as Evidenced through the Foodways in the Homes of Filipina Migrants Married to Australians in Adelaide

Jessica Ramsden (2006)
Australia's Native Cuisine: A Study of Food in contemporary Australian society

Anjali Reddi (2005)
Women Chefs in India

Amy Reily (2003)
Revolution! Revolution!: Feast, Famine and General Copulation in Modern American Popular Culture

Allison Reynolds (2005)
Food, Drink and Entertaining at Carrick Hill between 1940 and 1964: As British as it Gets

Bryan Richards (2004)
Changing Foodways, Changing Identities: Nyonya Cuisine through the Twentieth Century

Kay Richardson (2002)
Collingwood College Kitchen Garden - Digging In!

George Ryland (2003)
What Are We Going to Eat Tonight?: A Study of the Dining Decision, Food Choice and Demand Drivers in a Commercial Australian Context

Albert Schmid (2003)
The History of Beer in Recipes in the United States

Kristen Schoonveld (2005)
An Ideal Feast: Discovering Gastronomy on Heroic Age British and Australian Antarctic Expeditions

Daniella Signorini (2004)
Careful Consumption of Cookbooks and the Demise of Home Cooking

Bo Duangporn Songvisava (2003)
Thai Cuisine Today is the Result of a Combination of Many Cuisines which Have Merged and Cross Fertilized over a Long Period of Time

Deann Stevens (2003)
Challenging the Global-Local Dichotomy and the Emergence of the Neo Local Food System in South Australia

Anita Stewart (2002)
The Evolution, Development and Promotion of Quebec as a Gastronomic Region

Evagelia Stiakaki (2006)
A Comparative Study of Regional Variation in Greek Cuisine: A Case Study of Traditional Pies of the Greek Mainland and Islands

Olivia Stratton (2003)
'Organic' in Contemporary Australia: An Overview of Certification Regulations, Sustainability and the Future of Organic Agriculture and Food in Australia.

Nan Suttipisal (2003)
The Companionship of Rosé and the World of Thai Dining

Yuvaporn Techasuriyamanee (2004)
Thai Dessert: A Significant Part of Thai Culinary Culture and its Transition through Time, from Pre-historic, Past, Present to the Future

Annette Tomei (2006)
The Six Stages of Commodification of Italian Food in the United States

Jira Tontapanish (2003)
Study into the Viability of Chiang Mai as a Gastronomic Tourism Destination

Michelle Toratani (2005)
Sauternes with Oysters, Champagne with Everything: The Evolution of Food and Wine Pairings

Leena Trivedi-Grenier (2007)
Digital Cameras & Degustations: How food blogs are redefining food journalism in the United States

Samantha Vick-McGill (2006)
The Role of Food in Children's Fantasy Literature: An Examination of Modern Fantasies and Classic Fairy Tales

Yi Wang (2005)
The Development of China's Fast-food Industry and the Study of Chinese Fast-food Operation

Rio Widyo (2005)
Gastronomy in Islam: A Case Study of International Muslim Students in Adelaide, South Australia

Samantha Wight (2004)
Edible Ethics: The Role and Responsibilities of Australia's Food Media

Patty Wu (2004)
Food Fight: The Political Transformation of Taiwanese Food Culture and Identity

Jai Yadav (2004)
Chicken Tikka Masala: Is Indian Food Colonising the British or Being Colonized by the British?

Akemi Yoshii (2006)
Role of food in the Kamasutra