Contesting and reinforcing the future of ‘meat’ through problematization
Analyzing the discourses in regulatory debates around animal cell-cultured meat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8945795 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brodie Evans (0000-0002-7183-1245, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author), Hope Johnson (0000-0002-6590-5084, Queensland University of Technology) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 127 |
| Pages | 81-91 |
| Publication date | 2021-10-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geoforum (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7185 • E-ISSN: 1872-9398 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.geoforum.2021.10.001 |
| OpenAlex | W3205810017 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 72 |
This paper draws attention to how ‘problems’ were constructed at the USDA-FDA Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology in 2018 and the implications of these discursive constructs for the governance of animals in food systems. The findings demonstrate what problems animal cell-cultured meat has been positioned as the solution to, and what problems emerge from this new technology that regulators are expected to respond to. The problem representation and the solutions posed reproduce understandings that normalize and promote high and increasing levels of animal flesh consumption and related intensive uses of animals. With relevance for various academic disciplines, and policy-making and activist communities, this analysis offers insight from a critical animal studies lens into the role discourse plays in the governance of food systems that in turn shape the lives and bodies of animals in this emerging regulatory space
Alterity · Biology · Biopower · Consumption (sociology · Corporate governance · Economics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Problematization · Relevance (law · Social science · Sociology · Space (punctuation) · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Animal Genetics and Reproduction · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Law
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |