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Foods of the future - Gastropolitics and climate change in the Anthropocene

Larsson, Josefin LU (2018) KOVM12 20181
Division of Art History and Visual Studies
Abstract
Human existence depends on a functioning food system; today’s food chain is cracking and alternative foods are being presented to the public. This thesis discusses how future food can be part of a greater discourse of climate change in the Anthropocene. Using three case studies of future food: ‘The Next Menu’, Huel and Project Nourished I investigate how future food is presented and what hidden meanings hides behind the imagery and appearance of these three examples. In addition to this I use Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s book The Futurist Cookbook as a historical example to discuss the meaning of technology and efficiency in the futuristic narrative. The theoretical framework for this thesis consist of different definitions and critiques of... (More)
Human existence depends on a functioning food system; today’s food chain is cracking and alternative foods are being presented to the public. This thesis discusses how future food can be part of a greater discourse of climate change in the Anthropocene. Using three case studies of future food: ‘The Next Menu’, Huel and Project Nourished I investigate how future food is presented and what hidden meanings hides behind the imagery and appearance of these three examples. In addition to this I use Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s book The Futurist Cookbook as a historical example to discuss the meaning of technology and efficiency in the futuristic narrative. The theoretical framework for this thesis consist of different definitions and critiques of the Anthropocene, Peter Weibel’s concept of exo-evolution, as well as the concepts of transhumanism, posthumanism, Mark Fisher’s capital realism and gastropolitics to discuss the relationship between human, nature and technology. The analysis falls into a discussion where I conclude that there is a relationship between human and nature and body image in the empirical material. Showing how the capitalist system have a hold on humanity. And further questioning what we are really fighting for: capitalism or climate change? (Less)
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author
Larsson, Josefin LU
supervisor
organization
course
KOVM12 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Future food, Anthropocene, Capital realism, Climate change, Gastropolitics
language
English
id
8958098
date added to LUP
2018-10-01 13:44:29
date last changed
2018-10-01 13:44:29
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  abstract     = {{Human existence depends on a functioning food system; today’s food chain is cracking and alternative foods are being presented to the public. This thesis discusses how future food can be part of a greater discourse of climate change in the Anthropocene. Using three case studies of future food: ‘The Next Menu’, Huel and Project Nourished I investigate how future food is presented and what hidden meanings hides behind the imagery and appearance of these three examples. In addition to this I use Filippo Tommaso Marinetti’s book The Futurist Cookbook as a historical example to discuss the meaning of technology and efficiency in the futuristic narrative. The theoretical framework for this thesis consist of different definitions and critiques of the Anthropocene, Peter Weibel’s concept of exo-evolution, as well as the concepts of transhumanism, posthumanism, Mark Fisher’s capital realism and gastropolitics to discuss the relationship between human, nature and technology. The analysis falls into a discussion where I conclude that there is a relationship between human and nature and body image in the empirical material. Showing how the capitalist system have a hold on humanity. And further questioning what we are really fighting for: capitalism or climate change?}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Foods of the future - Gastropolitics and climate change in the Anthropocene}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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