{"product_id":"practicing-food-studies-9781479828081","title":"Practicing Food Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to the burgeoning field of food studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular and intellectual interest in food is on the rise. The breadth of concerns surrounding food ranges from animal welfare and climate change's impact on food production to debates on the healthfulness of carbohydrates and fats, and fair compensation for restaurant and farm workers. Not only is there an expanding conversation about the ways in which we produce and consume our food, but there is growing attention being placed on the myriad ways in which food expresses and shapes shifting identities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Food Studies\u003c\/i\u003e details the turn of the twenty-first century development and flourishing of food studies as a multidisciplinary field, focusing on its establishment at New York University. Food studies scholars have come from various fields such as history, sociology, economics, political science, nutrition, or public policy, but often felt limited by the conventions of their traditional discipline. Many gravitated to food studies to be able to describe and critically examine their specific areas of interest beyond the borders of academic disciplines. This volume explores the history of knowledge in which NYU Food Studies emerged, providing the opportunity to reflect on how academic fields are created and evolve as a response to institutional constraints and opportunities, the landscape of ideas, social movements, and public conversations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePracticing Food Studies\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling collection of essays compiling the research, ideas, and experiences of faculty members and graduates of the NYU Food Studies program--mapping the paths for intellectual and social engagement with food systems and its most urgent issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmy Bentley (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Amy Bentley is Professor of Food Studies in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University and author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eInventing Baby Food: Taste, Health, and the Industrialization of the American Diet.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFabio Parasecoli (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFabio Parasecoli\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Food Studies in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University and author of most recently \u003ci\u003eGastronativism: Food, Identity, Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrishnendu Ray (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKrishnendu Ray\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Food Studies in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ethnic Restaurateur.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion Nestle (Foreword by) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMarion Nestle\u003c\/b\u003e is Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, emerita, at New York University. She is the author of three prize-winning books, including \u003ci\u003eFood Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Health, What to Eat, \u003c\/i\u003e and most recently, \u003ci\u003eSlow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics\u003c\/i\u003e. She blogs almost daily at www.foodpolitics.com. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648592843026,"sku":"9781479828081","price":97.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d6205b2-2ef6-4499-ab60-a83534ac355f.jpg?v=1733245121","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/practicing-food-studies-9781479828081","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}