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2008 AFHVS presidential address

The four questions in agrifood studies: a view from the bus

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Abstract

The critical studies in the Sociology of Agriculture can be generally divided into four questions: Agrarian, Environmental, Food, and Emancipatory. While the four questions overlap and all address social justice concerns, there is a chronological sequence to the studies. In this presidential address presented at the joint meetings of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food in Society held in June 2008 in New Orleans, LA, I provide an overview of the four questions and call for researchers and activists in agrifood studies to engage as public social scientists to bring about a more just and equitable agrifood system.

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Notes

  1. Ferdinand Tonnies is the “father of community studies.” He argues that that rural society is inherently superior to urban society due to its moral base embedded in tradition (Tonnies 1887/1957).

  2. A 3-3-3 course load refers to three courses taught in each of the fall, spring, and summer semesters.

  3. Rural sociologists (Gouveia 1994) and cultural anthropologists (Griffith 1995; Stull and Broadway 2004; Stull et al. 1995) document the demise of formal, union-based workers in the meat processing industry and the associated increased use of informal, immigrant-based employees.

Abbreviations

AFHVS:

Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society

ANT:

Actor network theory

ASFS:

Association for the Study of Food in Society

CAFO:

Confined animal feeding operation

CSA:

Community supported agriculture

FDI:

Foreign direct investment

IMF:

International Monetary Fund

NAC:

New agricultural country

NAFTA:

North American Free Trade Agreement

NIC:

Newly industrialized country

TNC:

Transnational corporation

TOFGA:

Texas Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association

WTO:

World Trade Organization

USDA/LISA:

United States Department of Agriculture Low Input Sustainable Agriculture

USDA/SARE:

United States Department of Agriculture Sustainable Agriculture Research Education

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