User:Yuhang Zheng/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Dude food

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose the article because I have always been interested in gender studies and food. However, I did not realize the role of gender found in food culture. Dude food provides a new area for me to look into. The article matters as it showcases the gendered connotation found within food and its societal influence overall.

My preliminary impression of the article is good as it provides the origin and the development of dude food. Also, certain gender theories are provided.

Evaluate the article
The article is generally an enjoyable read. The following is my evaluation of it (and some suggestions):

In the lead section, the article includes a concise and clear definition of dude food along with several examples. However, the lead does not serve as a navigator of the following major sections. Thus, it might be a good idea to tell readers what you would like to present at the beginning. Make sure to inform readers that you will talk about the origin of dude food, its geographical diffusion, relevant advertising, and the relations between gender and food.

The content is closely associated with the topic and fairly up-to-date. It might be more inclusive if you can also talk about how the way of cooking also contributes to the expression of masculinity of food instead of emphasizing the ingredients. Also, in the "Dude food advertising" section, it might be more helpful if examples of ads can be introduced. Still, I found the article valuable as it somehow provides a less examined topic by combing genders and food together. t somehow deals with Wikipedia's equity gaps of gender. One thing noteworthy is that though the article focuses on dude food. The author still touches upon how women are represented in the food industry. I think it is relevant to the topic and related to the underrepresented groups.

The article is a neutral one, and no heavily biased position is shown. The author does a good job of stating the relationship between gender and food by providing statements of different high-profile scholars. In other words, the author provides a variety of arguments and let audiences see the issue from different perspectives (no persuasion is detected throughout the article). Links are working.

Most references used in the article is up to 2018. The type of references includes academic journals, websites, blogs, print books written by authors with different professional or academic backgrounds. The majority of references are well-selected. I have found a book called Gender and Food: A Critical Look at the Food System by Shelley L. Koch published in 2019. I hope this will be helpful.

The overall writing is good. However, In "Dude food advertising" and " Gender and food" sessions, the writing style is fairly academic, which does not quite align with the style in other sessions, and creates a sense of discontinuity in writing. However, minor grammar mistakes are detected. For example, "... in Australia, combined with the unsatisfaction with fast food and the demand of higher-quality". Here, proper preps should be used here in the sentences, it should be demand for instead of demand of. In terms of organization, I think it is clear and well-organized.

From my perspective, more pictures can be included on this Wiki page. As mentioned earlier, more pictures of food advertisements can be inserted for better references. For provided images, clear captions are made and author information is attached. The overall layout of the food is fine.

On the talk page, someone suggest a book called The Sexual Politics of Meat. They point out the aspect of killing animals and consuming meat can be included in the article (which also plays into the expression of masculinity). The article is part of Food and Drink WikiProjects and Gender Studies WikiProjects.

The article is overall informative. The strengths of the article are its choice of topic, the layout of the main ideas, as well as the various references (popular and academic). However, more images can be included. Also, I suggest the author paraphrase more instead of a series of direct quotations in the article. In fact, the article might seem to be undeveloped somehow (based on its length). For example, we might also how dude food is perceived by the LGBTQ community.