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Accumulation by Simulation: In-vitro meat, food security and the materialisation of biopolitics
Member of the Environment, Politics and Development research group.
Research interests
Alexandra’s academic interests are in food security, diffusion of innovations and alternative food production and consumption. Her PhD research utilises Foucauldian theory to explore the biopolitical dynamics of in-vitro meat development – a process whereby tissue engineering and stem-cell technology have been used to cultivate meat artificially in labs. The study aims to better understand the role of this innovation as a potential ‘magic bullet’ solution to global food security and many other environmental, moral and health-related quandaries.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Better than text? Critical reflections on the practices of visceral methodologies in human geography: Introduction
Sexton, A. E., Hayes-Conroy, A., Sweet, E. L., Miele, M. & Ash, J., Jun 2017, In: GEOFORUM. 82, p. 200-201Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alternative Proteins and the (Non)Stuff of "Meat"
Sexton, A., 2016, In: Gastronomica. 16, 3, p. 66-78Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Edible insects and the future of food: Policy Briefing 114
Glover, D. & Sexton, A., 21 Apr 2016, Institute of Development Studies. 2 p.Research output: Book/Report › Report › peer-review
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Edible Insects and the Future of Food: A Foresight Scenario Exercise on Entomophagy and Global Food Security: IDS Evidence Report 149
Glover, D. & Sexton, A., 23 Sept 2015, Institute of Development Studies.Research output: Book/Report › Report › peer-review
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Eating for the post-Anthropocene: Alternative proteins, Silicon Valley and the (bio)politics of food security
Sexton, A. E. (Author), Demeritt, D. (Supervisor), Goodman, M. (Supervisor) & Rose, N. (Supervisor), 2018Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
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