Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Faculty Publications Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nivedita, T.C.; Nayar CV, Anupama Title A name given to the resource Consuming Appetites, Disappearing Meals: Things Becoming Food in Chana Porters The Thick and the Lean Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 01-01-2025 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Critique - Studies in Contemporary Fiction; Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2025.2594674" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1080/00111619.2025.2594674</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105023486983?origin=resultslist" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105023486983?origin=resultslist</a> Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Nivedita T.C., Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, India; Nayar CV A., Department of English and Cultural Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, India Description An account of the resource This paper aims to highlight the complex entanglements between the material and metaphorical meanings of food in literature through a close reading of Chana Porters The Thick and the Lean (2023). The novel follows the appetites and aspirations of three women in an alternative world where good food is taboo and culinary pleasures are forbidden; instead, abstinence from eating is hailed as the ultimate form of devotion. Drawing on Emma Roes conceptualization of things becoming food, this paper examines the mechanism through which foodstuff gainsor fails to gainmeaning in Porters food-averse universe. It argues that the novel challenges conventional perceptions of female appetites by reconfiguring edibility as constituted through intercorporeal as well as discursive practices. The paper approaches this process as a form of translation, contending that Porter integrates content and form to highlight the resistive potential of food and female appetites in capitalist food systems. 2025 Taylor &amp; Francis Group, LLC. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Routledge Relation A related resource ISSN: 111619; Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource online