ULČÁK, Zbyněk. Lookin` for some down-home cookin`? A case study of household pork production in the Czech Republic. In KAISER, Matthias and Marianne LIEN. Ethics and the Politics of Food. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 2006, p. 297-300. ISBN 90-8686-008-7.
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Original name Lookin` for some down-home cookin`? A case study of household pork production in the Czech Republic
Name in Czech Opravdu domácí jídlo? Případová studie domácích porážek prasat v ČR
Authors ULČÁK, Zbyněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor).
Edition Wageningen, Ethics and the Politics of Food, p. 297-300, 4 pp. 2006.
Publisher Wageningen Academic Publishers
Other information
Original language English
Type of outcome Proceedings paper
Field of Study Archaeology, anthropology, ethnology
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14230/06:00016948
Organization unit Faculty of Social Studies
ISBN 90-8686-008-7
UT WoS 000240055000048
Keywords in English pig; animal slaughter; organic agriculture; ecological luxury; intrinsic values
Tags animal slaughter, ecological luxury, intrinsic values, organic agriculture, pig
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Zbyněk Ulčák, Ph.D., učo 34756. Changed: 16/6/2009 13:30.
Abstract
Traditional agricultural practices are often seen as friendly to the landscape and natural environment, and the lifestyle associated with farming often serves as romantic example of rural idyll (Berry 1997, 2002, Henderson, Van En 1999, Charles 2003). Is this true, or is this view just another instance of the romanticisation of the countryside and rural landscapes, as described by David Pepper (1996)? This paper describes the roots of the tradition of small-scale home pork production in the Czech Republic, and analyses the meaning of the tradition as it is practised today. Special attention is given to the presentation of the tradition in the media and visual arts, namely in the work of Josef Lada, a Czech painter from the first half on 20th century who in his work combined an idyllic view of Czech village life with a slight accent of parody. Today the tradition exists often simply in the form of a “pig roast” – a social event involving the slaughter, preparation and cooking of a pig purchased from large commercial breeders. This results in an interesting contradiction, because “homemade food” generally has an ideation value of high quality reaching the formal standards for organic farming, and is very often associated with a high standard of animal welfare. The paper discusses the often-contradictory reality of the tradition as it is practised today.
Abstract (in Czech)
Traditional agricultural practices are often seen as friendly to the landscape and natural environment, and the lifestyle associated with farming often serves as romantic example of rural idyll (Berry 1997, 2002, Henderson, Van En 1999, Charles 2003). Is this true, or is this view just another instance of the romanticisation of the countryside and rural landscapes, as described by David Pepper (1996)? This paper describes the roots of the tradition of small-scale home pork production in the Czech Republic, and analyses the meaning of the tradition as it is practised today. Special attention is given to the presentation of the tradition in the media and visual arts, namely in the work of Josef Lada, a Czech painter from the first half on 20th century who in his work combined an idyllic view of Czech village life with a slight accent of parody. Today the tradition exists often simply in the form of a “pig roast” – a social event involving the slaughter, preparation and cooking of a pig purchased from large commercial breeders. This results in an interesting contradiction, because “homemade food” generally has an ideation value of high quality reaching the formal standards for organic farming, and is very often associated with a high standard of animal welfare. The paper discusses the often-contradictory reality of the tradition as it is practised today.
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