Interpreting Food: Ambiguity and Competing Meanings on Dog-meat Consumption in the Philippines – Mgr. Macario Lacbawan Jr.
Mgr. Macario Lacbawan Jr.
Master's thesis
Interpreting Food: Ambiguity and Competing Meanings on Dog-meat Consumption in the Philippines
Interpreting Food: Ambiguity and Competing Meanings on Dog-meat Consumption in the Philippines
Abstract:
This thesis unpacks the meaning-structures that inform the contested food practice of dog-meat consumption in the Philippines. By employing structural hermeneutics of Strong Program, this paper looks into the interaction of meanings employed by two groups of social actors: animal welfare advocates and supporters of cultural rights. The debate, however diverse, is informed by binary oppositions that …moreAbstract:
This thesis unpacks the meaning-structures that inform the contested food practice of dog-meat consumption in the Philippines. By employing structural hermeneutics of Strong Program, this paper looks into the interaction of meanings employed by two groups of social actors: animal welfare advocates and supporters of cultural rights. The debate, however diverse, is informed by binary oppositions that …more
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 12. 5. 2014
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/p6r38/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 10. 6. 2014
- Supervisor: Dr. Werner Binder
- Reader: M.A. Dominik Bartmanski, Ph.D.
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LACBAWAN JR., Macario. \textit{Interpreting Food: Ambiguity and Competing Meanings on Dog-meat Consumption in the Philippines}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Social Studies. 2014. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/2qyida/.
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