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  1. Not in my body: BGH and the rise of organic milk. [REVIEW]E. Melanie DuPuis - 2000 - Agriculture and Human Values 17 (3):285-295.
    The advent of rBGH (recombinant bovinegrowth hormone) has spurred the establishment of anorganic milk industry. The food systems/commoditychain analytical framework cannot fully explain therise of this new food. An adequate understanding ofthe consumer's role in the food system/commodity chainrequires more attention to consumption as a form ofpolitics. One way to do this is to look at thepolitics of other new social movements, especiallythose contesting mainstream notions of risk. From thisapproach, organic milk consumption challenges rBGHfrom a ``Not-in-my-Body'' or ``NIMB'' politics of (...)
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  • A cultural economy model for studying food systems.Jane Dixon - 1999 - Agriculture and Human Values 16 (2):151-160.
    In 1984, William Friedland proposed a Commodity Systems Analysis framework for describing the stages through which a commodity is transformed and how it acquires value. He challenged us to think of commodities as entities with a social as well as a physical presence. Friedland's argument enriched the concept of commodity production, but it remains essentially a supply side perspective.Since then, many commentators have argued that power is shifting from producers to consumers. Furthermore, some are claiming that, contrary to much traditional (...)
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  • Culture and Economy After the Cultural Turn.Larry J. Ray & R. Andrew Sayer - 1999
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