The visuality of flavor: A review of research on the concept of foodstagramming

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 7 Sayı: 1, 234 - 244, 30.06.2025

Ahmet Tuğrul Karamustafa , Yağız Batuhan Eraslan , Muhammet Kınalı

https://doi.org/10.53601/tourismandrecreation.1510652

Öz

The study was designed to systematically examine the phenomenon of “Foodstagramming” and its place in the global literature and to introduce it to the Turkish literature. As a result of the searches made with the keyword “foodstagramming” using SCOPUS and Web of Science (WOS) databases, nine studies were found in SCOPUS and 11 studies in WOS, totaling 20 studies. As a result of the examinations, it was determined that 10 articles were scanned in both databases and the articles that were repeated twice were excluded from the study. The remaining 11 articles were determined to be directly related to the subject as a result of the results they obtained, the concepts associated with them and the analysis applied, and were included in the scope of the study. According to the results of the analysis, although it is understood that the importance of the “Foodstagramming” phenomenon has increased in academic studies, it has been observed that there is a lack of definition in terms of its acquisition to the Turkish literature. Accordingly, a definition for the term “Foodstagramming” was developed in the conclusion section of the study. The findings obtained from the studies examined within the scope of the study reveal that the phenomenon of “Foodstagramming” can be handled with different dimensions and the variety of methods that can be used in this field. In this context, multidimensional study suggestions have been developed to fill the gaps in the literature and to contribute to the academic literature by addressing the “Foodstagramming” phenomenon in terms of different disciplines.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Foodstagramming , Visual Aesthetics of Taste , Visual Culture , Social Media

Lezzetin görselliği: Foodstagramming kavramına yönelik yapılan araştırmalar üzerine bir inceleme

Öz

Çalışma “Foodstagramming” olgusunun ve küresel literatürdeki yerinin sistematik bir biçimde incelenmesi ve Türkçe literatüre kazandırılması amacıyla tasarlanmıştır. SCOPUS ve Web of Science (WOS) veri tabanları kullanılarak "foodstagramming" anahtar kelimesi ile yapılan taramalar sonucunda, SCOPUS'ta dokuz, WOS'ta 11 çalışma bulunarak toplamda 20 çalışma belirlenmiştir. Yapılan incelemeler neticesinde 10 makalenin her iki veri tabanında da tarandığı belirlenmiş ve ikinci kez tekrarlayan makaleler çalışmadan çıkarılmıştır. Geriye kalan 11 makalenin konu ile doğrudan ilgili olduğu elde ettikleri sonuçlar, ilişkilendirilen kavramlar ve uygulanan analizlerin incelenmesi sonucunda tespit edilerek araştırma kapsamına alınmıştır. Analiz sonuçlarına göre, “Foodstagramming” olgusunun akademik çalışmalarda öneminin arttığı anlaşılmakla beraber Türkçe literatüre kazanımı açısından bir tanım eksikliği olduğu gözlemlenmiştir. Bu doğrultuda çalışmanın sonuç bölümünde “Foodstagramming” terimi için bir tanım geliştirilmiştir. Çalışma kapsamında incelenen araştırmalardan elde edilen bulgular, “Foodstagramming” olgusunun farklı boyutlarıyla ele alınabileceğini ve bu alanda kullanılabilecek yöntemlerin çeşitliliğini ortaya koymaktadır. Bu bağlamda, literatürdeki eksikliklerin giderilmesine ve “Foodstagramming” olgusunun farklı disiplinler açısından ele alınarak akademik literatüre katkı sağlanmasına yönelik çok yönlü çalışma önerileri geliştirilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Foodstagramming , Lezzetin Görselliği , Görsel Kültür , Sosyal Medya

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