More than just food : food justice and community change /

Any examination of the modern food system rapidly reveals the dichotomy between abundance and injustice, which is deeply linked to systemic issues of racial and economic disparity. Broad (Fordham Univ.) draws on his own experience as an activist and employs the communication ecology perspective to explore the myriad connections between food justice and community change. Community Services Unlimited Inc. (CSU), a food justice nonprofit organization in southern Los Angeles, is the subject of an extended ethnographic case study used to center a larger discussion of the potential and limitations of modern, urban, community-based food justice organizations. Scholarly insights and theoretical critiques are coupled with practical recommendations for ways in which CSU and other community-centered food justice organizations might more profoundly achieve their aims--especially by framing their narrative as being about "more than just food." Though unquestionably a scholarly tome, the writing is lucid and accessible to anyone interested in community-based activism. Recommended for all collections, particularly those supporting programs in communication studies and institutions for which community engagement and social justice are areas of focus. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. --Sarah E. Fancher, Ozarks Technical Community College