Eating for social justice and environmental sustainability: attempting to live food sovereignty

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dc.contributor.authorFraser, Kaitlyn
dc.contributor.supervisorMcMahon, Martha
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-27T18:39:15Z
dc.date.copyright2017en_US
dc.date.issued2017-04-27
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Sociology
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractUsing personal narratives, this thesis theorizes the lived experiences of attempting to align one’s consumption choices with the principles of food sovereignty in a place like Victoria, BC. First, to provide a detailed summary of the problem, a thematic analysis is used to identify and describe the tensions that arise throughout this journey. Second, drawing on institutional ethnography (IE), this thesis explores the various ruling relations that coordinate the (mis)understanding of the political potential of food sovereignty. By critically and reflexively analyzing my personal experience of engaging with food sovereignty I will suggest how others who are entering the study of alternative food initiatives can be more effective in their engagement with such movements. Furthermore, I suggest potential ways for those who have a relatively good understanding of alternative food movements to engage more effectively with others who share an interest in these initiatives, but who perhaps lack the accessibility to academic literature and/or the knowledge of how to participate politically in such initiatives. When we are able to see our shared interests and political connections, we are able to build political alliances. This then creates the potential for transformational change in the current industrial food system to one that is socially just and environmentally sustainable.en_US
dc.description.embargo2018
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/8003
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectFood Sovereigntyen_US
dc.subjectInstitutional Ethnogrpahyen_US
dc.subjectAutoethnographyen_US
dc.subjectEthical Eatingen_US
dc.titleEating for social justice and environmental sustainability: attempting to live food sovereigntyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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