Lauren Kepkiewicz
Biographic Data
| ID | 136511 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lauren Kepkiewicz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lauren |
| FAMILY NAME | Kepkiewicz |
| SIGNATURE | KEPKIEWICZ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Field Notes from Rair
In this field notes section we explore our work as a collective of Indigenous and settler academics, food providers, and community-based organizers, including how we came together over several plates of nachos and a shared vision of deepening our relationships to land rooted in (non)(de)(anti)colonial and feminist perspectives. In this ‘field notes’ piece, we articulate what research based in relational accountability looks like for us, including…
Towards Just Food Futures
The call for Just Food Futures reflects a desire to address social inequities, health disparities, and environmental disasters created by overlapping systems of oppression including capitalism, white supremacy, and heteropatriarchy. While many food movement actors share a desire to meaningfully tackle these issues, the richness and broadness of the food movement does not come without problems. The challenge of engaging with the intersectional nat…
Keeping 'our' land
This paper situates literature on food sovereignty and land reforms in relation to academic and popular writings about land issues in Canada. We argue that settler Canadian food sovereignty scholarship and activism has yet to sufficiently grapple with the implications of private property ownership in relation to ongoing processes of settler colonialism. We also argue that efforts to advance ecologically sustainable farming practices in Canada nee…
Pedagogy lost? Possibilities for adult learning and solidarity in food activism
In this paper, I examine the potential for solidarity between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples within food movements working in the context of a settler colony such as Canada. I argue that it is necessary to engage with narratives provided by indigenous food activists and indigenous studies scholars and that learning from these narratives requires connecting food with land, sovereignty, and self-determination. In order to learn about these c…
Keeping 'our' land
This paper situates literature on food sovereignty and land reforms in relation to academic and popular writings about land issues in Canada. We argue that settler Canadian food sovereignty scholarship and activism has yet to sufficiently grapple with the implications of private property ownership in relation to ongoing processes of settler colonialism. We also argue that efforts to advance ecologically sustainable farming practices in Canada nee…
Pedagogy lost? Possibilities for adult learning and solidarity in food activism
In this paper, I examine the potential for solidarity between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples within food movements working in the context of a settler colony such as Canada. I argue that it is necessary to engage with narratives provided by indigenous food activists and indigenous studies scholars and that learning from these narratives requires connecting food with land, sovereignty, and self-determination. In order to learn about these c…
Pedagogy lost? Possibilities for adult learning and solidarity in food activism
In this paper, I examine the potential for solidarity between indigenous and non-indigenous peoples within food movements working in the context of a settler colony such as Canada. I argue that it is necessary to engage with narratives provided by indigenous food activists and indigenous studies scholars and that learning from these narratives requires connecting food with land, sovereignty, and self-determination. In order to learn about these c…
Keeping 'our' land
This paper situates literature on food sovereignty and land reforms in relation to academic and popular writings about land issues in Canada. We argue that settler Canadian food sovereignty scholarship and activism has yet to sufficiently grapple with the implications of private property ownership in relation to ongoing processes of settler colonialism. We also argue that efforts to advance ecologically sustainable farming practices in Canada nee…
Towards Just Food Futures
The call for Just Food Futures reflects a desire to address social inequities, health disparities, and environmental disasters created by overlapping systems of oppression including capitalism, white supremacy, and heteropatriarchy. While many food movement actors share a desire to meaningfully tackle these issues, the richness and broadness of the food movement does not come without problems. The challenge of engaging with the intersectional nat…
Field Notes from Rair
In this field notes section we explore our work as a collective of Indigenous and settler academics, food providers, and community-based organizers, including how we came together over several plates of nachos and a shared vision of deepening our relationships to land rooted in (non)(de)(anti)colonial and feminist perspectives. In this ‘field notes’ piece, we articulate what research based in relational accountability looks like for us, including…
Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Food security (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Organic Food and Agriculture (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (2 works) · Ecology (2 works)