Food justice in US and global contexts : bringing theory and practice together

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    • Werkheiser, Ian
    • Piso, Zachary
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Food justice in US and global contexts : bringing theory and practice together

Ian Werkheiser, Zachary Piso, editors

(The international library of environmental, agricultural and food ethics, v. 24)

Springer, c2017

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This book offers fresh perspectives on issues of food justice. The chapters emerged from a series of annual workshops on food justice held at Michigan State University between 2013 and 2015, which brought together a wide variety of interested people to learn from and work with each other. Food justice can be studied from such diverse perspectives as philosophy, anthropology, economics, gender and sexuality studies, geography, history, literary criticism, philosophy and sociology as well as the human dimensions of agricultural and environmental sciences. As such, interdisciplinary workshops are a much-needed vehicle to improve our understanding of the subject, which is at the center of a vibrant and growing discourse not only among academics from a wide range of disciplines but also among policy makers and community activists. The book includes their perspectives, offering a wide range of approaches to and conceptions of food justice in a variety of contexts. This invaluable work requires readers to cross boundaries and be open to new ideas based on different assumptions.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Volume: Bringing Theory and Practice Together for Food Justice (Ian Werkheiser).- Part I: Food Justice in a Global Context.- Chapter 1. Introduction to Food Justice in a Global Context (Will Schanbacher).- Chapter 2. Edible Justice: Between Food Justice and the Culinary Imaginary (David J. Leichter).- Chapter 3. Building Community Capacity in Alternative Agriculture: Lessons from the Cuban Permaculture Movement (Justine Williams).- Chapter 4. It's Not Just About Us: Food as a Mechanism for Environmental and Social Justice in Mato Grosso, Brazil (Marisela Chavez).- Chapter 5. Save the Whale? Ecological Memory and the Human-Whale Bond in Japan's Small Coastal Villages (Seven Mattes).- Part II: Food Justice and the Built Environment.- Chapter 6. Introduction to Food Justice and the Built Environment (Shane Epting).- Chapter 7. Food Sovereignty in the City: Challenging Historical Barriers to Food Justice (Samantha Noll).- Chapter 8. Race, Religion, and Justice: From Privilege to Solidarity in the Mid-South Food Movement (Emily Holmes).- Chapter 9. Views from the Classroom: Teachers on Food in a Low-Income Urban School District (Sarah Stapleton).- Chapter 10. Healthy Food on Wheels: An Exploration of Mobile Produce Markets (Elle Mari).- Part III: Food Justice and Governance.- Chapter 11. Introduction to Food Justice and Governance (Paul Thompson).- Chapter 12. The National Gleaning Project: The Importance of Gleaning and Food Recovery in a Sustainable and Just Food System (Amber Leasure-Earnhardt).- Chapter 13. Food, Crime, Justice and Security: (Food) Security for Whom? (Avi Brisman).- Chapter 14. Fence Posts to Blog Posts: An Exploration of the Classroom in Experiential Food Systems Education (Elissa Johnson).- Chapter 15. Institutions and Solidarity: Wild Rice Research, Relationships, and the Commodification of Knowledge (Melanie Bowman).- Part IV: Food Justice and Animal Lives.- Chapter 16. Introduction to Food Justice and Animal Lives (Lisa Heldke).- Chapter 17. Farm Forward: A Pragmatist Approach to Advocacy in Agriculture (Joseph A. Tuminello).- Chapter 18. Agriculture, Equality, and the Problem of Incorporation (Anne Portman).- Chapter 19. Religious Slaughter in Europe: Balancing Animal Welfare and Religious Freedom in a Liberal Democracy (R. W. Mittendorf).- Chapter 20. A Phenomenological Approach to Hunting, Animal Studies, and Food Justice (Jonathan McConnell).- Conclusion: Fish, Fowl, and Food Justice (Zachary Piso).

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