Political Relevance of Food Media and Journalism

<p>Interrogating the intersections of food journalism and politics this book offers a critical examination of food media and journalism and its political potential against the backdrop of contemporary social challenges.</p><p>Contributors analyze current and historic examples such as #BlackLivesMatter COVID-19 climate change Brexit food sovereignty and identity politics highlighting how food media and journalism reach beyond the commercial imperatives of lifestyle journalism to negotiate nationalism globalization and social inequalities. The volume challenges the idea that food media/journalism are trivial and apolitical by drawing attention to the complex ways that storytelling about food has engaged political discourses in the past and the innovative ways it is doing so today. </p><p>Bringing together international scholars from a variety of disciplines the book will be of great interest to scholars and students of journalism communication media studies food studies sociology and anthropology.</p>