Our introduction to the latest issue of @roadsides.bsky.social argues for an understanding of the term foodways to focus on the ways food needs infrastructure to come into, move, and be in the world: www.roadsides.net/articles/8888

New paper with @drvanessalamb.bsky.social in @roadsides.bsky.social

We show how food preparation, primarily undertaken by older Karen women, is key to contesting long-proposed hydropower dams & water diversions in the Salween River Basin

Thanks editors @mattrest.bsky.social & Dolly Kikon

In her photo essay, @fizza7.bsky.social recounts how the Karakoram Highway traded food sovereignty for dependency, how the road built to connect them dismantled the world for the people of Ishkoman.

www.roadsides.net/articles/8243

I really liked writing for @roadsides.bsky.social as I was able to utilize my photos quite extensively, often not possible in academic writing. www.roadsides.net/articles/8063

Also, the whole publication process was one of the best I'e experienced. Great work @matthieu.bsky.team and Dolly Kikon!

The new issue of @roadsides.bsky.social is out! Titled "Foodways", the articles of the issue discuss the various intersections of #infrastructure and food. Edited by @mattrest.bsky.social & Dolly Kikon.

Roadsides is an excellent, non-profit and community managed #OpenAcces journal!

#anthropology

Fizza Batool recounts how the Karakoram Highway traded food sovereignty for dependency and how the road built to connect the people of Ishkoman instead dismantled the world for them.

Food subsidies and infrastructure are not neutral. I wrote a little thing about it.
Thrilled to be part of this @roadsides.bsky.social on #Foodways. Massive thanks to the editorial team! @mattrest.bsky.social and Dolly:
www.roadsides.net/articles/8243

Over the past months, I was blessed to work with Dolly Kikon on the new issue of @roadsides.bsky.social on food and infrastructure. Over the next days, we'll publish all the fantastic contributions to "Foodways" - check it out on our all-new website

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