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The online genetically modified food debate : digital food activism, science and alternative knowledges
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Price, Catherine (2021) The online genetically modified food debate : digital food activism, science and alternative knowledges. Digital Geography and Society, 2 . 100017. doi:10.1016/j.diggeo.2021.100017 ISSN 2666-3783.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.diggeo.2021.100017
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to fill a research gap to show how ‘below the line’ comments can be used for digital food activism. As the study focuses on genetically modified (GM) crops and foods, the study also reveals the narratives deployed by commenters in this particular debate. This paper attempts to provide an answer through a qualitative data analysis using a grounded theory approach and a discourse analysis. The findings reveal a lack of trust in science and political authority, and the use of alternative knowledges by digital food activists. The paper concludes by discussing how this study adds to the understanding of digital food activism. Whilst the below the line comments as a form of digital food activism may not connect to action in the non-virtual world, they do offer an opportunity for debate.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | T Technology > TP Chemical technology | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Sociology | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Genetically modified foods, Genetically modified foods -- Public opinion, Food -- Biotechnology, Agricultural biotechnology, Genetically modified foods -- Social aspects, Food industry and trade -- Public opinion, Digital media -- Social aspects, Digital media -- Political aspects | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Digital Geography and Society | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 2666-3783 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 2 | ||||||||
Article Number: | 100017 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.diggeo.2021.100017 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 6 April 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 April 2022 |
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