Multiple inequalities in every meal: theorizing the intersectional erasure of food producers both past and present.
In hierarchical societies across diverse cultures and time periods, food producers are often made invisible for the purpose of enhancing the prestige of tastemakers in their respective societies. Engaging Intersectionality theory with the history, anthropology, and archaeology of foodways can elucid...
| Publicado en: | Food, Culture & Society Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 422 - 453 |
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Apr2026
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