Growing Heritage: The Politics of Heritage Vegetables, Fruit and Seeds in Britain

ISBN-13: 9780367523794 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 118 str.

Opis

This book is the first comprehensive critical analysis of the cultural politics of a new kind of British heritage discourse. Based on texts ranging from tweets to restaurant menus that tell the story of heritage vegetables, this book explores what it means to think about our food systems, and their future, through the lens of ‘heritage’.

Spis treści

1. What are heritage vegetables and why do they matter? 2. Making heritage value out of loss 3. Treasure in the vault: Expert institutions as guardians of heritage 4. Networks and constellations: Activist guardianship 5. Digging in and food heroes: Consumer guardianship 6. Conclusion: Thinking through heritage

O autorze

Abigail Wincott is Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication at Falmouth University. She researches the relationship between heritage and the media.