Deconstructing the narratives that frame food system transformation

Abstract

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Narratives hold power. The stories we tell ourselves about the food system—what it is, what it ought to be, and who has the power and agency to change it—shape our conception of what’s possible. In Transforming Food Systems: Narra­tives of Power, Molly D. Anderson explores the most common narratives around food system transfor­mation and deconstructs the theories and assump­tions underlying them. Drawing on her decades of scholarship and advocacy, she demonstrates the power of narratives by exploring how they show up in contemporary food systems discourse and the influence of such narratives on actionable change. . . .