Radical Food Geographies

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'This is an extremely impressive collection of works that fulfils its goals of showing how theoretically founded collaboration, analysis, praxis, and action bringing together academic researchers and activists can support resistance to injustices within the food system and the creation of new ones.' The AAG Review of Books





'Radical Food Geographies is a stellar example of what it means to put food at the center of world building. From the initial development of the concept of radical food geographies in 2019 to the publication of this book, Hammelman, Levkoe, Reynolds and all the contributors demonstrate the value of slow, deep, collaborative work. This collection shows us that is the work that leads us toward the just, equitable (food) futures we deserve.' Ashante M. Reese, University of Texas at Austin 'The myths about food, unsurprisingly, serve to reinforce the very forces and interests that profit from the desire to address the "crises" conjured by those myths. For example, there is the myth about the urgency to accelerate agricultural production because... global hunger. And the one about hunger befalling the... less fortunate. Although these, and related myths are touched upon in this anthology, the primary reason to read this book is not just to understand, but to take effective action, through addressing root causes of global food system dysfunctions. The authors communicate in different ways, from different sources of authority, but all converge on this insight: economic power, transformed into political power, creates perverse disparities that must be seen and countered by social power. Yes, that is a food topic. Read this timely tome to fathom, and act upon, the abundant global evidence.' Ricardo J. Salvador, Advisor, Union of Concerned Scientists 'Radical Food Geographies makes a major contribution to understanding resistance to, and action against the injustices of the food system, showing how theory and action can be articulated through praxis. The volume demonstrates this notably through the engagement of authors from diverse disciplinary, professional and geographical backgrounds working beyond Eurocentric and anglophone epistemological dominance in a process of co-creation and collaboration.' Coline Perrin, Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation, l'Environnement (INRAE), UMR Innovation








'Radical Food Geographies offers a powerful framework to analyse the systemic forces shaping food experiences around the world while simultaneously providing inspiration for resisting and transforming these oppressive structures through collaborative scholarship and activism.' Pascale Joassart-Marcelli, San Diego State University





'This book is especially suitable to geographers and critical food scholars as inspiration to engage more deeply with the people they study, and seek out ways that their research


can help to advance food justice and food sovereignty.' Agriculture and Human Values