Abstract
As anti-globalization and anti-science rhetoric become central to right-wing agendas, the study of food allows social scientists and humanities-oriented scholars to rethink their posture towards both. After “question everything” becomes a fact-free, alt-right, call to arms, we are forced to learn new lessons in how radical doubt could be a socially dubious thing. We can no longer return to the metaphysical question of truth with certainty. Nevertheless, pure criticism feels inadequate at this precarious moment.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 563-568 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Food, Culture and Society |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2 2017 |
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Keywords
- ASFS
- food studies
- globalization
- immigration
- pure critique
- science studies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Food Science
- Social Psychology
- Cultural Studies
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Uncertain Truths : On the Limits of the Critique of Globalization and the Sciences. / Ray, Krishnendu.
In: Food, Culture and Society, Vol. 20, No. 4, 02.10.2017, p. 563-568.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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