Performing Farmscapes

This Book Argues That The Performance-based Work In The Featured Case Studies Contributes To The Construction Of Food Democracy Where The Public Takes Back Decision-making In Shaping The Food System. It Explores How Contemporary Artists Translate Scientific Research About Local And Global Agricultural Issues Into Life Stories That Inform And Engage Their Audiences And, In So Doing, Transform Passive Food Consumers Into Proactive Food Citizens. The Pairing Of Performing And Farmscapes (complex Webs Of Farmlands And Storylines) Enables Artists To Use Embodied Practices To Encourage Audiences To Imagine A Just And Sustainable Agri-food System And To Collaborate On Making It A Reality.