The clarification and distinction in food: An analysis of the cultural industry and the development of taste by special beers

Authors

  • Renato Augusto Monteiro Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro. Departamento de Gastronomia. Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação em Ciências e Saúde do Instituto NUTES (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro - RJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8662-285X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52780/res.12533

Keywords:

Clarification, Distinction, Cultural industry, Habitus, Development of the taste

Abstract

Brazil's premium beer market has been on a significant rise, which labels traditional beer brands as regular brands. Between refined and common, the definition of what is considered good and bad taste is a long-term change. Enlightenment engenders, based on conditions of existence, a knowledge system around food which transforms itself by reiterating domination through distinction. In this study we shall analyze the sociocultural mediation strategies used by AmBev at Centro de Experiência Cervejeira da Bohemia. Our topic revolves around the tactics used by the cultural industry in the development of a taste for premium beer, as well as its relation to the habitus. We discuss beer tasting as a formula evoking a new lifestyle, one that produces judgements of taste which reiterate the self-preservation of the social and economic apparatus under an apparent freedom of choice.

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Author Biography

Renato Augusto Monteiro, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Instituto de Nutrição Josué de Castro. Departamento de Gastronomia. Programa de Pós-graduação em Educação em Ciências e Saúde do Instituto NUTES (UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro - RJ

Professor de Café, Bares e Bebidas do Curso de Gastronomia do Instituto de Nutrição da UFRJ. Bacharel em Turismo. Mestre em Educação (UNIRIO). Doutor em Educação em Ciências em Saúde (UFRJ). O texto que submeto a revista é resultado de pesquisa de doutorado.

Published

05/01/2021

How to Cite

MONTEIRO, R. A. . The clarification and distinction in food: An analysis of the cultural industry and the development of taste by special beers. Estudos de Sociologia, Araraquara, v. 25, n. 49, 2021. DOI: 10.52780/res.12533. Disponível em: https://periodicos.fclar.unesp.br/estudos/article/view/12533. Acesso em: 2 jan. 2025.