Midterm

Question 1

Define ‘Interdisciplinary’

Answer 1

Integrating two or more disciplines into a single interdiscipline.

Question 2

Interdisciplinary Example

Answer 2

In food study terms, it explores the relationship between food and the human experience.

Question 3

Define ‘Food System’

Answer 3

All the elements and activities related to producing and consuming food, and their effects, including economic, health, and environmental outcomes.

Question 4

Food System; Production

Answer 4

Preparing soil and planting seeds
Harvesting crops
Breeding and raising livestock

Question 5

Food System; Proccesing

Answer 5

Storing harvests
Butchering meats and poultry
Catching fish
Milling grain
Cleaning fruits/
vegetables

Question 6

Food System; Distribution

Answer 6

Selling food at a local market
Shipping to various regions
Distributing via wholesalers or community programs

Question 7

Food System; Consumption

Answer 7

Purchasing food
Storing food at home
Cooking
Eating
Composting

Question 8

Food System Example

Answer 8

A farm grows strawberries and distributes them to local grocery stores.

Question 9

Define ‘Foodscape’

Answer 9

A metaphorical landscape where people are engaging in consuming food. Also may facilitate analysis of the ways we socially construct the food system.

Question 10

Foodscape Example

Answer 10

A cafe

Question 11

Define ‘Foodways’

Answer 11

A concept that refers to the physical reality of food and food production and also may facilitate analysis of the ways we socially construct the food system. Invites us to think about how food intersects with history, culture, and tradition.

Question 12

Foodways Example

Answer 12

Many indigenous foods were carried back to Europe and have become familiar staples in our favorite foods today.
OR
The Red Egg Tradition Christian Greeks

Question 13

Define ‘Food Sovereignty’

Answer 13

Political framework that focuses on the right of peoples and governments to determine their own agricultural systems.

• A radical alternative to corporate-led, neoliberal, industrial agriculture.

Question 14

Food Sovereignty Example

Answer 14

The adoption of the Green Revolution worldwide has increased world food production but has not “solved” the problem of world hunger.

Question 15

Define ‘Indigenous Food Sovereignty’

Answer 15

A movement to reconnect indigenous people with their traditional foodways & the right to self-determination of their food system/land use.

Question 16

Define ‘Nutritionism’

Answer 16

A positivist view of health that looks at the nutrient component of food. Ignores the social, political, cultural, and spiritual meaning of food.

• Distances individuals from broader contexts.
• The issue with this approach: highly reductive

Question 17

Define ‘Pseudo Foods’

Answer 17

Nutrition-poor edible products, typically high in fat, sugar, and salt.

• “Junk foods”
• Also refers to various nutrient-poor edible products.

Question 18

Pseudo Foods Example

Answer 18

Canned goods containing large amounts of fats/sodium.

Question 19

Define ‘Narrative Inquiry’

Answer 19

A way to create knowledge by incorporating one’s personal experiences.

• Different relationships to knowledge.
• Help us understand ourselves better.

Question 20

Narrative Inquiry Example

Answer 20

Stories, interviews, articles, etc.

Question 21

Define ‘Discourse’

Answer 21

Any practice by which individuals and groups combine reality with meaning.

• Socially constructing what food represents and how we interact with it.
• Shapes how we interact with each other, truth, and reality itself.
• Truth and knowledge are historically produced through discourses (through social constructions with power imbalances).

Question 22

Discourse Example

Answer 22

Healthy eating is primarily the responsibility of the individual.

Question 23

What are the Types of Discourses?

Answer 23

1. Mainstream
   Consumption of fruits, vegetables, grain, dairy, and some low-fat meats
   Focuses on nutrition principles
2. Traditional
   Focuses on home cooking vs processed foods
   Less concerned with nutrients
3. Alternative
   Focuses on natural foods and their properties
   Distrust of dominant nutrition narratives

Question 24

Cultural Schema

Answer 24

Deeply unconscious networks of association that facilitate perception, interpretation, and action.

Question 25

Cultural Schema Example

Answer 25

Autonomy, conditioning, and culture.

• Culture tool kit vs Cultural Schemas
• Discursive consciousness vs practical consciousness