ANNE TOUBOULIC ANNE.TOUBOULIC@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
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(Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes
Touboulic, Anne; Mccarthy, Lucy
Authors
Lucy Mccarthy
Abstract
This essay draws on the interrelated concepts of imaginary, imagination, and narrative to problematise current approaches to the challenge of creating sustainable food systems. It also leverages these concepts to reassert the importance of radical imagining in finding sustainable pathways. We specifically unpack the dominant imaginary for the future of food systems, which is centred on the narrative of "technology as salvation" and highlight its detrimental implications. In attempt to reinstate the radical imagination in the field of sustainable food systems we argue for models and narratives based on recontextualisation, repoliticisation and relationality in order to challenge the dominant imaginary. Comment ré-imaginer une relation harmonieuse entre les systèmes agro-alimentaires et l'écosystème : Dépasser les approches techno-centriques Résumé Cet essai mobilise les concepts d'imaginaire, d'imagination et de narratif afin de problématiser la façon dont la question de la durabilité de nos systèmes agro-alimentaires a été traitée et approchée jusqu'ici. Ces concepts nous servent aussi à réaffirmer l'importance de l'imagination radicale dans l'entreprise du développement durable. Notre analyse se focalise sur le discours dominant autour des systèmes agro-alimentaires durables qui s'ancre principalement sur un narratif de la technologie comme salut. Nous explorons notamment les conséquences désastreuses de cet imaginaire. Enfin, dans une tentative de restauration de l'imagination radicale dans le domaine des systèmes agro-alimentaires durables, nous proposons une approche autour de modèles et discours fondés sur la re-contextualisation, la re-politisation et la relationalité, permettant ainsi d'offrir des alternatives à l'imaginaire dominant.
Citation
Touboulic, A., & Mccarthy, L. (2021). (Re)-imagining ecologically harmonious food systems beyond technofixes. Revue de l'Organisation Responsable, 16(2), 18-27
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Dec 8, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Dec 13, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Dec 31, 2021 |
Journal | Revue de l’organisation responsable |
Print ISSN | 1951-0187 |
Electronic ISSN | 2105-3022 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 16 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 18-27 |
Keywords | Imaginary; Narrative; Ecocentrism; Food Systems; Technology; Critical; Sustainability Mots clés: Imaginaire; Narratif; Ecocentrisme; Systèmes agro-alimentaires; Technologies; Critique; Développement durable |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/7014069 |
Publisher URL | https://www.cairn.info/revue-de-l-organisation-responsable-2021-2-page-18.htm |
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