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Cook, PS and Vince, J and Stanford, S, May contain traces of…, Burnie Regional Art Gallery (2017) [Repeat Exhibition]
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Abstract
Food is a vital part of our existence. It feeds and sustains us; giving us life. Food, however, can also be dangerous. People with food allergies, for example, need to balance their needs for nutrition and food cravings with the reactions they have to certain ingredients and substances. For some, food allergies are life threatening, but allergy awareness is mixed - with parents, family members, schools and the wider community’s reactions ranging from understanding the severity of the issue to dismissing its existence. Food labels are one method of helping those with food allergies to know what foods are ‘safe’. Our exhibit scrutinizes the words and pictures that people with food allergies, and those that might care for them, encounter on a daily basis – from the risks of life threatening anaphylaxis to the stigmas associated with being unable to consume certain types of food. By examining allergy warnings on pre-packaged foods, and drawing upon existing research with people with food allergies, our research analyses this human experience, and seeks to understand it and create social awareness through our different disciplinary lenses - sociology (Cook), policy (Vince), and social work (Stanford).
Item Details
| Item Type: | Repeat Exhibition |
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| Keywords: | food; allergy; food labelling; stigma; policy; regulation |
| Research Division: | Human Society |
| Research Group: | Sociology |
| Research Field: | Social change |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in human society |
| UTAS Author: | Cook, PS (Dr Peta Cook) |
| UTAS Author: | Vince, J (Dr Joanna Vince) |
| UTAS Author: | Stanford, S (Associate Professor Sonya Stanford) |
| ID Code: | 120827 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Deposited By: | Office of the School of Social Sciences |
| Deposited On: | 2017-08-31 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-09-18 |
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