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Lucy Jarosz is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Washington, specializing in the interplay of agriculture, economics, environment, feminism, and food systems. She received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1990. Jarosz's research critically analyzes and compares food security policies and food sovereignty discourses, emphasizing their impacts on global hunger paradigms. Her work inspects vulnerabilities within alternative food networks, particularly in the rapidly urbanizing landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. Additionally, she explores the relationships between food systems and class and gender in rural communities, focusing on the experiences of French-Canadians in Quebec. Through her scholarly contributions, she advances the field of feminist political ecology while addressing the complexities surrounding alternative agriculture and food practices.
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