Isabella Crysler

My research seeks to better understand the creation, performance, and reinscription of feminine gender ideals and stereotypes through the lens of "What I Eat in a Day" (WIEIAD) videos posted on the social media platform, TikTok. Through a thorough discourse analysis, I intend to piece together a map of this digital foodscape and illustrate reoccurring themes surrounding food consumption and feminine gender roles. The central goal of this work is to gain a better understanding these social media performances and interactions so that methods of resisting harmful reinscriptions and ways to create safer digital landscapes, regardless of gender identity, might be possible.