Alissa Overend
Biographic Data
| ID | 6741177 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alissa Overend |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alissa |
| FAMILY NAME | Overend |
| SIGNATURE | OVEREND A |
| AFFILIATIONS | MacEwan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Plural pathways to food systems change
This research contributes to ongoing, multi-faceted, and much-needed discussions about food systems change amidst rising rates of food insecurity in Canada (and globally). It does so by providing a comparative content analysis of 141 alternative food networks (AFNs) in Alberta. AFN is an umbrella term for food systems that differ from conventional food distributions like grocery stores and emerge in response to the many problems associated with i…
Un-learning and re-learning
In this reflexive piece, the authors consider the unexpected lessons learned while undertaking a collaborative research project with their home institution’s Indigenous Learning Centre on urban berry foraging. The faculty member questions the ethics of settlers undertaking this work, even if in collaboration with an Indigenous community, alongside the promises of this work to critical food studies. The practice of urban foraging is understood as …
Candida, Food Discipline and the Dietary Taming of Uncertainty
Discourses of nutritional health are strongly associated with illness, and have recently been linked to the prevalence and management of chronic undefined disorders. Using the case of Candida—a yeast-related disorder of vague symptomatology—I explore the role of food in the narratives of twenty-four people living with Candida. As Candida remains a speculative illness within the boundaries of biomedical science, it is relevant to critically explor…
Haunting and the ghostly matters of undefined illness
Candida, Food Discipline and the Dietary Taming of Uncertainty
Discourses of nutritional health are strongly associated with illness, and have recently been linked to the prevalence and management of chronic undefined disorders. Using the case of Candida—a yeast-related disorder of vague symptomatology—I explore the role of food in the narratives of twenty-four people living with Candida. As Candida remains a speculative illness within the boundaries of biomedical science, it is relevant to critically explor…
Haunting and the ghostly matters of undefined illness
Un-learning and re-learning
In this reflexive piece, the authors consider the unexpected lessons learned while undertaking a collaborative research project with their home institution’s Indigenous Learning Centre on urban berry foraging. The faculty member questions the ethics of settlers undertaking this work, even if in collaboration with an Indigenous community, alongside the promises of this work to critical food studies. The practice of urban foraging is understood as …
Plural pathways to food systems change
This research contributes to ongoing, multi-faceted, and much-needed discussions about food systems change amidst rising rates of food insecurity in Canada (and globally). It does so by providing a comparative content analysis of 141 alternative food networks (AFNs) in Alberta. AFN is an umbrella term for food systems that differ from conventional food distributions like grocery stores and emerge in response to the many problems associated with i…
Psychology (2 works) · Social science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Ambiguity (1 work) · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies (1 work) · Certainty (1 work) · Dieting (1 work) · Discipline (1 work) · Diverse Educational Innovations Studies (1 work)