Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems

This article argues that there exists a problematic nexus between the industrial livestock industry, US food system policies, and American propagandist literature. The essay’s specific aim is to transform carnivorous appetites by subverting the integrity of America’s national gastronomic emblem – th...

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Main Author: Christman, Sophie
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Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
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Online Access:https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss33/32
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1824/viewcontent/KK_2033_2C_202019_2C_20_26_2034_2C_202020_2033_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Food_20Transformations_20__20Christman.pdf
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spelling ph-ateneo-arc.kk-18242024-12-19T03:24:03Z Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems Christman, Sophie This article argues that there exists a problematic nexus between the industrial livestock industry, US food system policies, and American propagandist literature. The essay’s specific aim is to transform carnivorous appetites by subverting the integrity of America’s national gastronomic emblem – the hamburger. The article examines how hamburgers are unsustainable food system commodities that exacerbate state-sanctioned climate change, analyzes the underpinnings of ecophobic beef literature—specifically the graphic narrative—that serves as state propaganda, and shows how American comics can alternately promote sustainability nexuses by creating awareness of how food systems impact climate change. 2024-12-19T06:05:28Z text application/pdf https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss33/32 info:doi/10.13185/1656-152x.1824 https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1824/viewcontent/KK_2033_2C_202019_2C_20_26_2034_2C_202020_2033_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Food_20Transformations_20__20Christman.pdf Kritika Kultura Archīum Ateneo American propaganda; Bob’s Burgers; climate change; Fox Broadcasting Network; hamburger; Industrial Livestock
institution Ateneo De Manila University
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topic American propaganda; Bob’s Burgers; climate change; Fox Broadcasting Network; hamburger; Industrial Livestock
spellingShingle American propaganda; Bob’s Burgers; climate change; Fox Broadcasting Network; hamburger; Industrial Livestock
Christman, Sophie
Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems
description This article argues that there exists a problematic nexus between the industrial livestock industry, US food system policies, and American propagandist literature. The essay’s specific aim is to transform carnivorous appetites by subverting the integrity of America’s national gastronomic emblem – the hamburger. The article examines how hamburgers are unsustainable food system commodities that exacerbate state-sanctioned climate change, analyzes the underpinnings of ecophobic beef literature—specifically the graphic narrative—that serves as state propaganda, and shows how American comics can alternately promote sustainability nexuses by creating awareness of how food systems impact climate change.
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author Christman, Sophie
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title Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems
title_short Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems
title_full Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems
title_fullStr Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems
title_full_unstemmed Alt-Burger: Transforming Populist Food Systems
title_sort alt-burger: transforming populist food systems
publisher Archīum Ateneo
publishDate 2024
url https://archium.ateneo.edu/kk/vol1/iss33/32
https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/kk/article/1824/viewcontent/KK_2033_2C_202019_2C_20_26_2034_2C_202020_2033_20Forum_20Kritika_20on_20Food_20Transformations_20__20Christman.pdf
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