Resources (1-7 of 7)

1. “Life is for the living”: Surveillance and gender freedom in the refugee camp’s non-place in Sulaiman Addonia’s Silence Is My Mother Tongue

   08 Jul 2026 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Parham Aledavood, Elisabeth Bekers

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/8604/?v=1

2. Food and Femininity by Kate Cairns and Josée Johnston

   19 Mar 2025 | Review | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Braun

   Driven by a central question—“why do so many women care so much about food?”—Cairns and Johnston investigate the contemporary contours and connections between food and femininity, detailing the...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7616/?v=1

3. “Sometimes I feel like I’m counting crackers”: The household foodwork of low-income mothers, and how community food initiatives can support them

   19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Mary Anne Martin

   For women parenting on low incomes, there is a significant disparity between household foodwork standards and the resources with which to meet them. This study centres on the everyday foodwork...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7584/?v=1

4. Faux-meat and masculinity: The gendering of food on three vegan blogs

   19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Dana Hart

   This study explores the relationship between gender and veganism through a critical analysis of food-based discourse on three vegan blogs. As many researchers note, there is a strong association...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7585/?v=1

5. Filling our plate: A spotlight on feminist food studies

   19 Mar 2025 | Essay | Contributor(s):

   By Jennifer Brady, Barbara Parker, Susan Belyea, Elaine Power

   The idea for this special issue emerged from the enthusiastic response to a day-long series of sessions on feminist food studies that were held during the joint conference of the Canadian...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7578/?v=1

6. Old habits die hard: The need for feminist rethinking in global food and agricultural policies

   19 Mar 2025 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Andrea M. Collins

   A number of global initiatives designed in recent years address global food security and aim to reduce the vulnerability of small-scale and peasant farmers in the face of expanded transnational...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/7580/?v=1

7. Michelle Alfano on Her Memoir, The Unfinished Dollhouse

   22 Oct 2026 | Article | Contributor(s):

   By Liana Cusmano

   Liana Cusmano’s interview with Toronto author Michelle Alfano offers reflections on gender identity and living through a child’s transitioning. The act of writing helped Alfano overcome the...

   https://hsscommons.arcsoft.uvic.ca/en/publications/4641/?v=1