The pragmatic utopia of food activism: coping with ambiguity. From politics to gastronomy and back: where did slow food come from? -- Power and governance: how is the world of Slow Food governed? -- Inside the Italian association -- Autonomy and dependence: the internationalization of Slow Food -- The "black box": how does the Slow Food machine really work? -- Gastronomic biodiversity: how are the environment and food connected? -- Cheese regulations: political battles and economic interests inside the Presidia Project -- Inclusion and exclusion: the political taste of Slow Food -- Politics at the dinner table and in the vineyards -- Real and imagined economies and politics in action: Terra Madre, Salone del Gusto, and Cheese -- The pragmatic utopia of food activism: coping with ambiguity.
Summary:
Written by one of the leading experts on food activism, this book is an independent, full-length study of the Slow Food movement. Slow Food is an international organization that links the love of food with community, political, and environmental support. Based on long-term ethnographic fieldwork inside Slow Food's international headquarters in Italy, Valeria Siniscalchi reveals what really goes on behind the scenes of this enigmatic organization. Observing daily meetings, decision-making processes, and major events, she explores the contradictions, complexities, and ambiguities of the movement--as well as the passionate commitment of its employees, members, and leaders. Through talking to insiders and people who have "broken" with Slow Food, Siniscalchi makes a major contribution to our understanding of one of the most high profile and controversial food movements in the world--and to our knowledge of activist organizations more broadly--back cover.
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