Food Democracy

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Critical Lessons in Food, Communication, Design and Art

Summary

Food Democracy explores the intersection of communication, design, art, and food politics in a capitalist-driven world. This collection comprises essays by international scholars and activists, offering critical case studies on emancipatory food practices and suggesting models for socially responsive art and design. Featuring a curated section from the Memefest Festival on 'Food Democracy' and a unique compilation of socially engaged recipes, the book combines academic insight with creative expression to advocate for real-world change.
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Ideal for scholars, activists, and readers interested in socially engaged art, food politics, and sustainable communication practices.

Food Democracy brings together contributions from leading international scholars and activists, critical case studies of emancipatory food practices and reflections on possible models for responsive communication, design and art. The book includes recipes and essays that ask how to counter the role of the food industry as a machine of consumption.

Description

In a world where privatisation and capitalism dominate the global economy, the essays in this book ask how to make socially responsive communication, design, and art that counters the role of the food industry as a machine of consumption. Food Democracy brings together contributions from leading international scholars and activists, critical case studies of emancipatory food practices, and reflections on possible models for responsive communication, design, and art.

A section of visual communication works, creative writings, and accounts of participatory art for social and environmental change, curated by the Memefest Festival of Socially Responsive Communication and Art on the theme of “Food Democracy,” is also included here.

The beautifully designed book also includes a unique and delicious compilation of socially engaged recipes by the academic and activist community. Aiming not just to advance scholarship, but to push ahead real change in the world, Food Democracy is essential reading for scholars and citizens alike.

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'Food Democracy offers a seat at the table for academics, activists, and professionals alike, merging experimental research with art and design to discuss food as a medium of control and profit.' – Jennifer A. Vokoun, Design and Culture

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781783207961

Publisher: Intellect

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 December 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Intellect Books

Contributors:

Edited by Oliver Vodeb

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 178.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 1075g

Pages: 500

Collections

Arts & Culture Cook Books & Recipes Cooking & Food Education & Reference Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs

About the Author

Oliver Vodeb is a researcher and lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology and the founder, principal curator, and editor of the Memefest Festival of Socially Responsive Communication and Art.