Articles in the Culture & Society Category
City University’s Centre for Food Policy has grown to become one of the nation’s leading voices in food policy. Led by Prof. Tim Lang the centre not only is the leading food policy academic program …
President Obama’s Health Care Bill caused a great stir in the public media yet beyond the issue of insurance coverage the bill has also facilitated other, less publicized benefits for public health. One such benefit …
In 2008, the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) Food Study Group hosted a conference entitled “Food, Society and Public Health”. As a result of the success of that conference a 2nd BSA Food Study Group Conference …
Warren Belasco has been both pioneer and archaeologist for thought surrounding food in American culture, his voice has been illuminating and grounding for those seeking to understand the relationships between food, culture, identity and responsibility. …
Information regarding the imperative for governments to increase cohesion by integrating their activities and policies has become increasingly abundant. ‘Integrated policy response’ has moved beyond a trendy catch phrase and has begun to find traction. …
Raj Patel has been a long-time champion of food sovereignty, the grass-roots counter-argument to market-driven agricultural policy. In this free article by the Journal of Peasant Studies Dr. Patel contrasts the notions of food sovereignty …
There has been significant discussion over food and beverage advertising targeted at children, particularly through the medium of television. This journal article entitled, Prevalence of Food and Beverage Brands in Movies: 1996-2005 by Pediatrics, Official …
Carolyn Steel’s book, Hungry City, was an exceptional read; not only did she demonstrate how cities have evolved around their embedded relationship with food and rural production, but she illuminated the tensions that modern cities …
In July 2009, the UK House of Commons’ Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) release a report entitled Securing Food Supplies up to 2050: the challenges faced by the UK. The report was triggered …
The Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery is a notable event on the annual food policy calendar; perhaps more so for its food content than its policy content. The 2010 Symposium explores the theme, ” …
