“The willingness to see feminism as a lifestyle choice rather than a
political commitment reflects the class nature of the movement” -Bell Hooks 1984
Back to school! The start of the new quarter was anything but calm, but I am excited to be engaging in digital annotation again, and so far my reading in “‘Choosing’ Wisley: Paralleling Food Sovereignty and Reproductive Justice” has been not only compelling but incredible topical. I submitted my final ILC language (which I will have available to view on this site) on June 22nd, just two days before the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the most notable court case concerning reproductive justice in all of U.S History.
This text revolves around the intersections of food and gender politics and its geosocial implications, highlighting the way that separating food sovereignty and reproductive justice further sets back progress on both issues. Author Rachel A. Vaughn highlights specific examples of this, such as the attacks on the SNAP/EBT programming and the “welfare queen” campaign. Not only does this highlight the government’s knowledge that there is an obvious dissonance between government and food access, but it was also clearly a strategy to demonize the programs,s to justify their defunding.
I am hoping to finish most of this essay in the next week or so, and I will be looking forward to sharing new highlights as the quarter goes on.