Performing Farmscapes (1st ed. 2021) (Performing Landscapes)

By: Susan C. Haedicke

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Synopsis: This book argues that the performance-based work in the featured case studies contributes to the construction of food democracy where the public takes back decision-making in shaping the food system. It explores how contemporary artists translate scientific research about local and global agricultural issues into life stories that inform and engage their audiences and, in so doing, transform passive food consumers into proactive food citizens. The pairing of performing and farmscapes (complex webs of farmlands and storylines) enables artists to use embodied practices to encourage audiences to imagine a just and sustainable agri-food system and to collaborate on making it a reality. The book arranges the case studies on a trajectory that moves from projects that foreground knowledge acquisition to ones that emphasize social engagement by creating conversations and coalitions between farming and nonfarming communities to a final one that pairs protest art and political activism to achieve legally-binding changes in the agricultural landscape.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783030824341
Related ISBNs:: 9783030824334
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing
Date of Addition:: 03/07/22
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Entertainment, Nonfiction, Science, Art and Architecture, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.