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Critical Food
Studies
What does “critical”
mean?
JOSE LUIS VIVERO POL
PhD Research Fellow
in Food Governance
Module “Global Food Policy and Developement”
Master in Food, Law and Finance 2017-18
International University College, Turin, Italy
Your favourite
Food-related issue
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Definition: CRITICAL
Oxford English Dictionary www.oed.com
1.- Given to judging;
esp. given to
adverse or
unfavourable
criticism; fault-
finding, censorious.
2.- Involving or
exercising careful
judgement or
observation; nice,
exact, accurate,
precise, punctual.
Definition: RADICAL
• 1. Relating to or forming the
root, basis, or foundation of
something; original, primary.
• 2. Polit. Advocating thorough
or far-reaching political or social
reform; representing or
supporting an extreme section
of a party.
• 3. Characterized by
independence of or departure
from what is usual or traditional;
progressive, unorthodox, or
innovative in outlook,
conception, design, etc.
RADICAL
Visions 2015-2030 World Nutrition
http://wphna.org/worldnutrition/
CONVENTIONAL
Relating to convention or general agreement;
established by social convention; having its origin
or sanction merely in an artificial convention of
any kind; arbitrarily or artificially determined.
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
• Questioning deeper and deeper
• Facts (not post-truth)
• Narratives (faith-based ideologies or
evidence-based framings) based on
IMAGES + CAUSES + SOLUTIONS
• Balance of power (winners & losers)
• Structural causes, visible effects
• Transforming or reforming policies
• Values shape policies/legal
frameworks
Take-away Messages
Academia is a shaper, but also shaped: money can pervert the
Ivory Tower (Immanuel Wallerstein)
Manufacturing Consent & hegemony: we are taught to think what is
convenient for the elites (Antonio Gramsci)
Mono-cultures of mind: discarding options that threaten
the establishment. Diversity is resilience (Vandana Shiva)
Let’s practice critical criticism
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Insurance Companies Investment FundsInvestment Bank
Shareholders
owning more
than 3% in DSM
Sight and Life www.sightandlife.org
Humanitarian nutrition think tank of DSM,
championing the global fight against
malnutrition by advancing research, sharing
best practices & mobilizing support
A DSM and Sight and Life Foundation-led
editorial board has launched a new book
to provide the latest perspectives on the
nutrition challenges
Manfred Eggersdorfer, Senior Vice President, Nutrition Science and
Advocacy at DSM Nutritional Products.
Jonathan Steffen, 153, St Neots Road, Cambridge CB23
Email: jonathan.steffen@corporatestory.co.uk
http://www.sightandlife.org/fileadmin/data/Magazine/2016/Mag2/Landmark
_Global_Nutrition_Study_Launched.pdf
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
• Philantrophy
• NGOs
• Governments
• Development Banks
• Media
• Yourself
Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?
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Critical food studies: What does “critical” mean?

  • 1. Critical Food Studies What does “critical” mean? JOSE LUIS VIVERO POL PhD Research Fellow in Food Governance Module “Global Food Policy and Developement” Master in Food, Law and Finance 2017-18 International University College, Turin, Italy
  • 6. Definition: CRITICAL Oxford English Dictionary www.oed.com 1.- Given to judging; esp. given to adverse or unfavourable criticism; fault- finding, censorious. 2.- Involving or exercising careful judgement or observation; nice, exact, accurate, precise, punctual.
  • 8. • 1. Relating to or forming the root, basis, or foundation of something; original, primary. • 2. Polit. Advocating thorough or far-reaching political or social reform; representing or supporting an extreme section of a party. • 3. Characterized by independence of or departure from what is usual or traditional; progressive, unorthodox, or innovative in outlook, conception, design, etc. RADICAL Visions 2015-2030 World Nutrition http://wphna.org/worldnutrition/
  • 9. CONVENTIONAL Relating to convention or general agreement; established by social convention; having its origin or sanction merely in an artificial convention of any kind; arbitrarily or artificially determined.
  • 11. • Questioning deeper and deeper • Facts (not post-truth) • Narratives (faith-based ideologies or evidence-based framings) based on IMAGES + CAUSES + SOLUTIONS • Balance of power (winners & losers) • Structural causes, visible effects • Transforming or reforming policies • Values shape policies/legal frameworks
  • 12. Take-away Messages Academia is a shaper, but also shaped: money can pervert the Ivory Tower (Immanuel Wallerstein) Manufacturing Consent & hegemony: we are taught to think what is convenient for the elites (Antonio Gramsci) Mono-cultures of mind: discarding options that threaten the establishment. Diversity is resilience (Vandana Shiva)
  • 18. Insurance Companies Investment FundsInvestment Bank Shareholders owning more than 3% in DSM
  • 19. Sight and Life www.sightandlife.org Humanitarian nutrition think tank of DSM, championing the global fight against malnutrition by advancing research, sharing best practices & mobilizing support A DSM and Sight and Life Foundation-led editorial board has launched a new book to provide the latest perspectives on the nutrition challenges
  • 20. Manfred Eggersdorfer, Senior Vice President, Nutrition Science and Advocacy at DSM Nutritional Products. Jonathan Steffen, 153, St Neots Road, Cambridge CB23 Email: jonathan.steffen@corporatestory.co.uk http://www.sightandlife.org/fileadmin/data/Magazine/2016/Mag2/Landmark _Global_Nutrition_Study_Launched.pdf
  • 23. • Philantrophy • NGOs • Governments • Development Banks • Media • Yourself