Toward a radical food geography praxis

Integrating theory, action, and geographic analysis in pursuit of more equitable and sustainable food systems

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ID12979342
AuthorsColleen Hammelman (0000-0001-6553-2161, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, corresponding author), Kristin Reynolds (0000-0002-3594-5130, New School), Charles Z Levkoe (0000-0003-4950-2186, Lakehead University)
Year2020
Volume13
Issue3
Pages211-227
Publication date2020-10-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHuman Geography (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1942-7786 • E-ISSN: 2633-674X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/1942778620962034
OpenAlexW3092602658
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited148

Radical geographies scholarship has evolved over the past decades in pursuit of transforming spatial, political-economic, social, and ecological engagements within oppressive structures. Similarly, food systems scholarship demonstrates increasing interest in the scalar, sociopolitical, and ecological dynamics of food systems, often with an applied or action-oriented focus. Building on these connected, yet divergent, traditions of scholarship and action, we propose a radical food geography praxis that is rooted in the intersections of active resistance to structures that (re)produce power inequity and oppression in food systems in specific places and across spaces, and an ongoing process of critical and theoretical reflection about these structures and geographies. The radical food geography praxis we propose consists of three primary and interconnected elements: (1) theoretical engagements with power and structures of oppression both inside and outside the academy; (2) action through academic, social movement, and civil society collaborations; and (3) analysis through a broadly defined geographic lens. Through bringing together radical geographies and food systems scholarship, a radical food geography praxis reveals the interconnectivity between places and movements, relationality between land and people, the flows of people, environmental resources, ideas, and culture, and the diverse approaches to achieving justice-oriented objectives. In order to build more equitable and sustainable food systems, it is essential to engage with these geographic realities in deeply theoretical and action-oriented ways

Environmental ethics · Food security · Food systems · Geography · Oppression · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Scholarship · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Law · Organic Food and Agriculture · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

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