{"product_id":"9781478030867-eating-is-an-english-word","title":"Eating Is an English Word","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEating is generally understood as a human need that people satisfy in diverse ways. Eating, however, is also an English word. Other languages, using other words, order reality differently: they may fuse eating with breathing, or distinguish chupar from comer. Annemarie Mol and her coauthors exemplify this in a series of material semiotic inquiries into eating practices.\u003cbr\u003eEating is generally understood as a human need that people satisfy in diverse ways. \u003ci\u003eEating\u003c\/i\u003e, however, is also an English word. Other languages, using other words, order reality differently: they may fuse \u003ci\u003eeating\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003ebreathing\u003c\/i\u003e, or distinguish \u003ci\u003echupar\u003c\/i\u003e from \u003ci\u003ecomer\u003c\/i\u003e. Anthropologists flag such differences by leaving a few of \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e words untranslated, but what language do \u003ci\u003ewe\u003c\/i\u003e think in? This isn’t necessarily English. \u003ci\u003eWe\u003c\/i\u003e may be linguistically closer to those whose practices we study: \u003ci\u003ethem\u003c\/i\u003e. Against this background, \u003ci\u003eEating Is an English Word\u003c\/i\u003e argues that social scientists should let go of the dream of universal concepts. Our analytical terms had better vary. Annemarie Mol and her coauthors exemplify this in a series of material semiotic inquiries into eating practices. They employ terms like \u003ci\u003elekker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etasting with fingers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003echupar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eschmecka\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003egustar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003esettling on an okay meal\u003c\/i\u003e to explore appreciative modes of valuing. Welcome, then, to spirited stories about satisfied stomachs, love for a lamb, juicy fruit treats, and companionable lunches and dinners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41818485751905,"sku":"9781478030867","price":20.87,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_38131817_d3343399-c231-495a-808d-26fe3528c49d.jpg?v=1763732000","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781478030867-eating-is-an-english-word","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}