Food studies scholars can no longer ignore the rise of big data

Authors

  • Kelly Bronson St. Thomas University
  • Irena Knezevic Carleton University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v3i1.138

Keywords:

Big data, crowdsourcing, agricultural 'apps', new technologies

Abstract

Our essay invites food scholars to consider how the recent technological developments are making ‘big data’ increasingly relevant to our field. We offer an overview of the how big data and related crowdsourcing of information are penetrating the production and marketing of food, and reflect on what are potentially key ethical and epistemological questions that link big data with issues of sustainability and social justice in food systems. Our aim is to initiate a more deliberate dialogue between data scholars and food scholars to more comprehensively assess contemporary agri-food environments.

Author Biographies

Kelly Bronson, St. Thomas University

Assistant Professor and Acting Director, Science and Technology Studies

Irena Knezevic, Carleton University

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Communication
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Published

2016-04-04

How to Cite

Bronson, K., & Knezevic, I. (2016). Food studies scholars can no longer ignore the rise of big data. Canadian Food Studies La Revue Canadienne Des études Sur l’alimentation, 3(1), 9–19. https://doi.org/10.15353/cfs-rcea.v3i1.138

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2016): Data, discourse, and divergence

Section

Perspective

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