This research delves into the intricate relationship between objects and communities, focusing on the central question: Can an object, such as cheese, contribute to the development and structure of a community? The paper explores the affective economy of the Formatge of San Lazzaro in the Italian Western Alps, exploring the product’s role as a cultural resource and community builder. Specifically, the article analyzes the connection between product and territory that underlies the production of local food and suggests that a product can be called “local” when it is part of the community, an integral part of a network of affective, cognitive, and spatial relationships that connect a territory through time and space. Thus, it explains the cultural significance of products for territories and why they represent a resource not only economically but also as culturally resilient.

Fontefrancesco, M. F., A Local Cheese: The Affective Economy of Food Embeddedness in the Italian Western Alps, <<HUMANS>>, 2023; 3 (4): 271-282. [doi:10.3390/humans3040021] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/271914]

A Local Cheese: The Affective Economy of Food Embeddedness in the Italian Western Alps

Fontefrancesco, Michele Filippo
2023

Abstract

This research delves into the intricate relationship between objects and communities, focusing on the central question: Can an object, such as cheese, contribute to the development and structure of a community? The paper explores the affective economy of the Formatge of San Lazzaro in the Italian Western Alps, exploring the product’s role as a cultural resource and community builder. Specifically, the article analyzes the connection between product and territory that underlies the production of local food and suggests that a product can be called “local” when it is part of the community, an integral part of a network of affective, cognitive, and spatial relationships that connect a territory through time and space. Thus, it explains the cultural significance of products for territories and why they represent a resource not only economically but also as culturally resilient.
2023
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Fontefrancesco, M. F., A Local Cheese: The Affective Economy of Food Embeddedness in the Italian Western Alps, <<HUMANS>>, 2023; 3 (4): 271-282. [doi:10.3390/humans3040021] [https://hdl.handle.net/10807/271914]
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