{"title":"“We stand in the Luddite legacy”: tracking patterns of anti-GM protest and crop-trashing in the United Kingdom","authors":"Thomas O’Brien","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1928828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1928828","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Concern over the uncertainty associated with genetically modified (GM) products in the late 1990s in the UK led to an extensive anti-GM campaign. Activists adopted a broad array of tactics from conventional protest marches and rallies through to more unconventional and confrontational actions. An important part of the protest repertoire was the physical damage and destruction of GM crops. These were intensified following the decision of the government to license a series of field scale evaluations (FSE) of GM crops intended to determine their potential impact on biodiversity. The aim of the article is to determine why crop trashing events played an important role in opposition to GM in the UK by considering the geographical spread and recognition of such actions. The paper draws on a protest event catalogue of anti-GM protests over the 1996-2016 period to identify their intensity, tactics, and locations. The findings suggest that crop-trashing was primarily adopted in response to the availability of targets. However, it also points to the rural setting as a space in which different norms and histories provide a justification for destructive acts in the face of uncertainty.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"313 - 335"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1928828","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42560114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kirsten Maclean, Cathy J. Robinson, Ellie Bock, P. Rist
{"title":"Reconciling risk and responsibility on Indigenous country: bridging the boundaries to guide knowledge sharing for cross-cultural biosecurity risk management in northern Australia","authors":"Kirsten Maclean, Cathy J. Robinson, Ellie Bock, P. Rist","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1911078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1911078","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Risks posed by new species entering local environments have instigated Indigenous peoples’ efforts to develop new knowledge and land management strategies in many regions. Working to share responsibility for the management of these risks requires new information, prompting government agencies, Indigenous organisations, industry groups, and others to advance new knowledge and different biosecurity practices. Tensions can exist between diverse interest groups advocating different versions of “biosecurity risk.” For example, which organisms should be governed as harmful, what kind of knowledge is useful to inform management practices, and what constitutes “risk”? We draw on research conducted with Indigenous organisations in northern Australia to better understand what risks they associate with “caring for [sick] country.” We argue that effective biosecurity practice in cross-cultural settings can navigate the bridge between different kinds of knowledge and capabilities to support diverse values, notions of responsibility to country, and related understandings of risk. Further, we argue that “biosecurity risk” as a boundary concept could provide the means for creating improved knowledge partnerships that value all interpretations of “biosecurity risk”. Partnerships that recognise multiple approaches for taking responsibility for the management of identified risks could support innovation for cross-cultural and collaborative approaches to biosecurity practice and management.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"39 1","pages":"32 - 54"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1911078","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46610474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Just to get out of the house: a maternal lens on suburban walking as arts practice","authors":"E. Philps","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1913924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1913924","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT From their curving crescents to their position on the outskirts, waiting, the suburbs have been conceptualised culturally by a maternal geographical metaphor. Unlike the revered space of Romantic maternalised landscapes, the suburbs have provided a different kind of background to the artist; their apparent monotony being one from which the subject longs to escape. Here, I evaluate the experience of swapping the heroic for the routine walk by bringing walking as an artistic practice to my own suburb. I consider what alternatives to the studied dismissal of these areas can reveal, and outline ways of knowing a space that come from encountering it repeatedly alongside a child, suggesting characteristics of suburban walking through which we may consider mothering as a cartographic tool. Performing an artistic identity in a zone intended for the maintenance of the domestic complicates unconscious boundaries between private and public space. I reflect on these spatialised performances of self as they were revealed in exhibiting a “deep map” based on these walks in the local museum. I use my own experiences to probe the definitions by which we understand the borders of our life spaces, and evaluate the potential for de-compartmentalising the geography of our art spaces, too.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"286 - 305"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1913924","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42336070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The dialectic of digital culture","authors":"J. Wagner","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1906497","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1906497","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"306 - 307"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1906497","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43245503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spaces of Longing and Belonging-territoriality, ideology and creative identity in literature and film","authors":"Larry Kleitches","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1906498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1906498","url":null,"abstract":"Spaces of Longing and Belonging is a collection of well-constructed essays from a striking array of analytical approaches. The authors range from young career academics to reputable professionals. ...","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"309 - 311"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1906498","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47728759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"La “grande bellezza”: thirty years of Italian set locations","authors":"S. Aru, C. Capineri","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1903775","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1903775","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT From the farthest north to the deepest south, the cities, towns, and countryside of Italy have provided set locations which show us images of an Italy that is multiform and various. Based on a massive database of more than 5000 Italian-set films from 1988 to 2016, this paper explores the geography of Italian set locations and their related cinematic landscapes. In order to achieve this goal, the study proceeds in two phases. First, the paper identifies the concentrations of set locations (filmogenic spots) overall and by genre in particular areas through spatial analysis tools. Second, it presents a qualitative analysis of the representation of selected locations, underlining the different roles played by the landscape in film narratives. By using an integrated quali-quantitative perspective, the paper offers an analysis that combines the spatial and the representational dimensions of Italian set locations over a wide area for a long period.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"262 - 285"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1903775","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41501780","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatial and temporal changes in Halal food sales and consumption. A case study of the city of Dearborn, Michigan","authors":"Sam Roodbar, G. Veeck","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1890945","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1890945","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT With a population of 3.5 million and growing in the US, Middle Eastern / North African (MENA) Americans are an integral part of the United States and the world. One of the main agents of cultural maintenance and support for the MENA American community are their ethnic food traditions, specifically Halal food. Since the introduction of Halal food in the US, sales and consumption of Halal products has increased immensely. This research seeks to answer four related questions focused on the entrance of larger, retail food corporations into this market segment traditionally occupied by smaller scale, ethnic food stores. An online survey of Halal food purchasers forms the core of this mixed method research project which also includes informal interviews with store owners, and survey of Dearborn’s business directories. MENA Americans are young, highly educated, and dedicated to their culture and heritage. Interestingly, for this population “religious reasons” remain to be the most important influencing factor when purchasing Halal food. Analyzed in light of the political climate of the time, the results of this study illustrate that the rise of Halal food can be better understood as a form of cultural resistance against the prejudice that the MENA Americans face.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"235 - 261"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1890945","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48090663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The taco truck: how Mexican street food is transforming the American city","authors":"A. Husa","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2021.1906496","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2021.1906496","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"308 - 309"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2021.1906496","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48769719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“What kind of girl is she?”: good and bad diasporic daughters on social media","authors":"Catherine Rita Volpe","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2020.1864085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2020.1864085","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Social media, such as Facebook and Instagram, act as online spaces where young migrants can engage in diasporic practices. This research captures the ways in which Indian young women living in Australia perform the “good girl” and “bad girl” on social media as a means through which to showcase their hybrid identities. With a focus on social media, the research stems from an investigation into the processes of identity construction for young migrants. The use of PhotoVoice and digital diaries were employed to assist with visualising the online identity performativities of the participants. The findings highlight the continued importance for the young women to be seen as good diasporic daughters who follow traditional roles of Indian womanhood; however, it will be shown how social media settings can be manipulated in such a way that the young women are able to contest these traditional roles and perform “bad” Indian behaviour.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"177 - 205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2020.1864085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49353321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Poles travelling to Compostela in time and space","authors":"Franciszek Mróz","doi":"10.1080/08873631.2020.1864086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/08873631.2020.1864086","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The objectives of this study were to indicate major routes with their length and duration from Poland to Santiago de Compostela, to analyze the journey of Poles along these pilgrimage routes from the fourteenth century to modern times, and to describe factors contributing to the development of such travels to the tomb of St. James. The medieval pilgrimage routes followed by the Poles, as well as the length of the route, pilgrimage duration, dynamism, and versatility of the pilgrimage space were analyzed. The conclusions indicate that the medieval pilgrims from Poland, heading for St. James’ tomb, covered the longest section of the pilgrimage road along the East–West axis in Europe. The growing number of contemporary Polish citizens following the Way of St. James is primarily the result of the revival of pilgrimage through medieval pilgrimage routes, the revival of the St. James’ cult in many Polish parishes, the activities of numerous St. James’ organizations and fraternities, the promotion of the Way, and the “fashion” for Camino de Santiago.","PeriodicalId":45137,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Cultural Geography","volume":"38 1","pages":"206 - 234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2021-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/08873631.2020.1864086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44739693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}