Organizing Eating: Communicating for Equity Across U.S. Food Systems

This book explores how communication and power interact to shape eating and working in the U.S. food system, highlighting the role of racism, corporate power, food cooperatives, urban farm systems, food policy, and labor practices. It provides critical conceptual tools and an understanding of communication frameworks for critical organizing within the food movement and addresses the relevance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national uprising against anti-Black violence for pursuing food justice.

Format: Hardback
Length: 254 pages
Publication date: 01 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate relationship between communication and power, shedding light on how they intertwine to shape the U.S. food system. By bringing together esteemed scholars, the book explores the communicative nature of power, unveiling its profound impact on organizing within the food system. The chapters offer insightful perspectives on a range of topics, including racism, corporate and state power, food cooperatives, urban farm systems, food policy, and labor practices. Through their examination, the book highlights the pathways toward more equitable food systems and emphasizes the importance of addressing systemic inequalities.

Furthermore, the chapters provide valuable critical conceptual tools and an understanding of communication frameworks, aiding readers in their pursuit of effective organizing within the food movement. They identify common principles for critical organizing and address the relevance of the COVID-19 pandemic and the national uprising against anti-Black violence in understanding the urgent possibilities for food justice.

This scholarly compilation is of immense interest to organizational communication scholars, critical/cultural communication scholars, environmental communication scholars, and health communication scholars, as well as the interdisciplinary fields of environmental studies, agriculture and food studies, and organization and labor studies. It offers a wealth of knowledge and insights that will contribute to the ongoing dialogue and efforts toward a more just and sustainable food system.

Weight: 648g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032040387