Rooted Resistance - Agrarian Myth in Modern America

"This monograph uses a series of case studies to explore the agrarian myth in modern America and its intersection with movements for food system change, including the organic and fair trade movements in the United States. The authors suggest that agrarian myth continues to provide a rhetorical pathway for positive systemic change in the food system"--

About the author

Ross Singer is associate professor of communication at Saginaw Valley State University.

Stephanie Houston Grey is associate professor of communication studies at Louisiana State University.

Jeff Motter is senior instructor of communication at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Summary

More than a retelling of the origin story of a democracy born from an intimate connection with the land, this book wagers that socially responsible agrarian mythmaking should be a vital part of a food ethic of resistance if we are to rectify the destructive tendencies in our contemporary food system.

Product details

• Authors: Stephanie Houston Grey, Jeff Motter, Norie R Singer, Ross Singer
• Publisher: The University of Arkansas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9781682261439
• ISBN: 978-1-68226-143-9
• No. of pages: 318
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 476 g
• Series: Food and Foodways
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Letters, rhetoric; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food