The multiple ontologies of freshness in the<scp>UK</scp>and Portuguese agri‐food sectors

Jackson, Peter; Evans, David M.; Trüninger, Mónica; Meah, Angela; Baptista, João Afonso

doi:10.1111/tran.12260

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“…Freshness is reportedly the most important quality that consumers consider when selecting food produce. It is not, however, a self-evident category given that the year-round availability of fresh produce relies on processes that are anything but natural, including technological interventions (the cold chain, packaging) and increasingly global supply chains (see Freidberg, 2009; Jackson et al, 2019). Processes of qualification therefore establish which characteristics are considered when evaluating what is and is not ‘fresh’.…”

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After Practice? Material Semiotic Approaches to Consumption and Economy

Evans

2020

Cultural Sociology

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The ‘turn’ to practice in social theory is proving influential in the sociological study of consumption (following Warde, 2005). This article joins current debates that appraise the contributions of this growing body of work, specifically its relationship with – and possible mode of succession to – cultural studies of consumption. It considers two claims about the impact and status of practice theoretic repertoires in consumption scholarship (Warde, 2014). First, that they invite greater attention than the cultural turn to objects and technologies as material forces. Second, that they have not yet found ways to locate consumption in the context of wider economic processes. My central argument is that theories of practice offer a partial reading of materiality, and that engagement with a greater range of material semiotic approaches can help in making better links between consumption and economy. This argument is illustrated through reference to market agencements, the social life of things, and ontological politics. I suggest these perspectives are compatible with practice theoretic approaches and that taken together, they represent some promising responses to a suite of fundamental challenges confronting consumption studies. I conclude that theories of practice – plural – have not yet run their course as an approach to consumption and economy. The parameters of consumption scholarship are also considered alongside the relationships between political economy and cultural analysis.

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After Practice? Material Semiotic Approaches to Consumption and Economy

Evans

2020

Cultural Sociology

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“…Despite this commercial, cultural and environmental importance, the topic of freshness has not been subject to sustained and critical social scientific engagement (although see Freidberg, 2009 for a notable exception). This paper joins the emerging body of work (Evans, 2014;Foster et al, 2012;Holmes, 2013;Jackson et al, 2019) that addresses the unintended consequences of securing freshness in the production and consumption of food. Specifically it focuses on the orange juice (henceforth OJ) market, which is currently on an environmentally problematic trajectory.…”

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Market coordination and the making of conventions: qualities, consumption and sustainability in the agro-food industry

Evans

Mylan

2019

Economy and Society

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The coordination of activity across sites and spaces of production and consumption is a key concern for economic analysis. Joining a revival in the application of convention theory to agro-food scholarship, this paper considers complementary insightsrelated principally to 'the economy of qualities'that animate different aspects of e/valuation, competition and alignment. These understandings are extended by more thoroughly acknowledging contemporary developments in consumption scholarship. The arguments are advanced through a case study of the orange juice market, linking its current high-carbon trajectory to the commercial and cultural significance of freshness. The analysis offers new insights into distributed processes of qualification as well as the mechanisms through which

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“…Our research explored these paradoxes, tracing the practical consequences of different enactments e UK and Portugal (Jackson et al, 2018b).…”

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Taking humor seriously in contemporary food research

Jackson

Meah

2019

Food, Culture & Society

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His research focuses on H C F C F programme, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (2005-8) and a project on consumer anxieties about food, funded by the European Research Council (2009-13). He recently completed a project on F C " E'A-Net SUSFOOD programme (2014-17) and is currently working on a project on the enactment of freshness in the UK and Portuguese agri-food sectors, funded by the ESRC. His recent books include Food Words (2013), Anxious Appetites (2015) and Reframing Convenience Food (co-authored 2018).

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The multiple ontologies of freshness in theUKand Portuguese agri‐food sectors

Cited by 24 publications

References 43 publications

After Practice? Material Semiotic Approaches to Consumption and Economy

After Practice? Material Semiotic Approaches to Consumption and Economy

Market coordination and the making of conventions: qualities, consumption and sustainability in the agro-food industry

Taking humor seriously in contemporary food research

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