Critical Perspectives in Food Studies

Mustafa Koç is a professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. He was among the founders of the Centre for Studies in Food Security, was the chair of Food Secure Canada from 2005-2006, and was president of the Canadian Association for Food Studies from 2005-2008. His research and teaching interests are food studies, food security and food policy, globalization, and the sociology of migration. He has also been involved in various national and global debates on globalization, social change and development, food security, and peace.Jennifer Sumner is an assistant professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. She is also the Director of the Certificate Program in Adult Education for Sustainability. Her research and teaching interests include food studies, sustainable food systems and the political economy of food, as well as globalization, sustainability, and organic agriculture.Anthony Winson is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Guelph. He has been writing on agriculture, food, and rural development issues related to Canada and the developing world for more than twenty years.

"This book provides an introduction to the breadth of Canadian food studies, a deepening interdisciplinary field, and offers students critical analysis and insight into the most pressing issues facing our food systems. This book is a key text for introducing students to Food Studies." --Barbara Parker, Lakehead University"It reflect[s] the current state of the discipline and more: it is a trend setter." --Frehiwot Tesfaye, York University

• PART I THE CHANGING MEANING OF FOOD AND FOOD STUDIES; PART II ANALYTICAL PERSPECTIVES IN FOOD STUDIES; PART III CRISES AND CHALLENGES IN THE FOOD SYSTEM; PART IV CHALLENGING FOOD GOVERNANCE; PART V FOOD FOR THE FUTURE