Critical perspectives on gender, food and political economy

Thompson, Merisa S.

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“…What little scholarship there is on food and gender has tended to fall into the realm of what Peterson (2005, p. 499) refers to as 'empirical gender', meaning the 'study of how men and women -gender understood empirically -are differently affected by, and differently affect, political economy'. In food and agrarian studies in general, the emphasis is often the category of 'women' and their role as food providers in particular contexts (Thompson, 2018). This differs markedly to more constructivist (or post-structuralist) feminist approaches that centre 'analytical gender' in order 'to study how masculinity and femininitygender understood as a meaning system -produce, and are produced by, political economy' (Peterson 2005, p.499).…”

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Cultivating ‘new’ gendered food producers: intersections of power and identity in the postcolonial nation of Trinidad

Thompson

2019

Review of International Political Economy

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Section: Applying a Feminist Ipe Lens And A Feminist Methodology Of Powermentioning

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Cultivating ‘new’ gendered food producers: intersections of power and identity in the postcolonial nation of Trinidad

Thompson

2019

Review of International Political Economy

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“…However, a growing concern in plant sciences and allied disciplines related to food security is the dearth of skilled professionals required to meet the ever‐expanding need. In addition, expanding population, dwindling resources, climate change, and habitat destruction exacerbate this concern (Ehrlich, Ehrlich, & Daily, 1993; Richardson et al., 2018; Thompson et al., 2018). It has been predicted that nearly half of the increased job opportunities will remain unoccupied by the current count of qualified professionals (Association of Public Land‐Grant Universities, 2009).…”

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Boot camp–style teacher workshops to incorporate hands‐on activities in agricultural sciences

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Kariyat

2020

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Food security is one of the most pressing concerns of our times. Despite the vast opportunities, there is a shortage of skilled professionals in the food, agriculture, and plant sciences. Although most programs focused on addressing this concern have targeted students, we have often overlooked another critical group—the teachers. To address this issue, we recruited high school teachers from the Pharr–San Juan–Alamo Independent School District (PSJA‐ISD) in South Texas to participate in a workshop at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) and fostered their agricultural knowledge through boot camp–style intensive training by faculty members in food, agriculture, and plant sciences. Through this project, we seek to indirectly educate nearly 2,000 high school students and use these lesson plans as models for undergraduate education. Results from the teacher and student assistant evaluations show that our workshop structure and design is effective in serving the objectives and instigating interest among teachers who plan to incorporate these into their lesson plans. Student assistants involved in the project also describe it as an opportunity to improve their teaching and public speaking skills. Taken together, we suggest that in addition to planning student‐centered activities, the teacher‐centered activities should also take the center stage in our fight for better food security.

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Critical perspectives on gender, food and political economy

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Cultivating ‘new’ gendered food producers: intersections of power and identity in the postcolonial nation of Trinidad

Cultivating ‘new’ gendered food producers: intersections of power and identity in the postcolonial nation of Trinidad

Boot camp–style teacher workshops to incorporate hands‐on activities in agricultural sciences

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