Rewilding Food and the Self: Critical Conversations from Europe (Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment)

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Synopsis
This volume contributes to the return to nature movement that is very much in vogue in contemporary European societies, by examining the place of food and eating in the "rewilding" process. It is divided into three parts, each of which consists of conversations between social scientists, with fieldwork collected from across Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Norway and Switzerland. The first part focuses on the ways in which the hunter-gatherer livelihood has been transformed into a resilient, simpler and ecological way of life. It is dedicated to hunting and identifies the contexts in which large wild game meat is consumed and the reasons why such a product is still valued today. The second part shows how some practices that aim to reconnect with natural processes are developing within a market economy. Case studies on natural wine and fasting retreats help us to identify the promises that producers and promoters are relying on in order to disseminate them. Finally, the third part considers how this process of rewilding food is expressed in post-modernity. By focusing on two normative frameworks in which the rhetoric of the wild is mobilized although it is not expected to be in these terms – urbanity and the gender order – the goal is to understand the extent to which referring to the wild in food discourses and practices contributes to challenging our identities, and to creating possible forms of emancipation. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars interested in food cultures, human nature relationships, and sustainable diets.
Copyright:
2022

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
184 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781000770889
Related ISBNs:
9781032152912, 9781003243496, 9781032152936
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
selection and editorial matter, Tristan Fournier and Sébastien Dalgalarrondo
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Science, Cooking, Food and Wine, Outdoors and Nature, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
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Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Tristan Fournier
Edited by:
Sébastien Dalgalarrondo

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