Pumpkin Tiny Text - Dissertation Desk Notes

I want to tell the story of agrarian change in Hawaii since Western Contact, identifying key eras, actors, and structures through the history of pumpkin cultivation, marketing, and consumption. Parallel with the 250 year history, the chapter will articulate the macro-scale arc of global food regimes and the extent to which the theorized food regime timelines align with the agrofood system development of Hawaii. I will review literature about assemblage theory [@deleuze.guattari_1987], actor-network theory [@latour_2013], food regimes [@friedmann.mcmichael_1989; @bernstein_2006], and resilience theory [@holling_1973] to identify the conceptual relationships between these theories. I will provide some examples of how they have been used in concert to review food systems [@goodman_1999; @dwiartama.etal_2016], from specific crops [@dwiartama_2014; @levelly.dufeu_2016; @lendvay_2021] to the the global [@busch.juska_1997]. Other lenses that inform this study are cropscapes [@bray.etal_2019] which draws from mobility studies to offer historical lens on landscape development [@bray.etal_2023], as well as Follow-the-Thing via @marcus_1995 on multi-site ethnography; and @cook_2004 on follow the thing for Papaya, (which includes Hawaii!). Methodologically, I will draw from assemblage theory [@buchanan_2020], actor-network theory [FIND A METHOD CITATION], cropscapes [@bray.etal_2019; @bray.etal_2023]. @marcus_1995 on multi-site ethnography (precursor to follow the thing) @cook_2004 on follow the thing. Papaya, includes Hawaii @herrero.etal_2015 draws from ethnographic follow (ie @marcus_1995 & @cook_2004) and ANT (ie @latour_2013) and provide guidelines for the development of multi-sited cartographies of agri/cultures food regimes [@mcmichael_1997; @bernstein_2006], with resilience theory [@holling_1973] to explore the pumpkin as an non-human actant and a strategy by human actors in the develop ## Lit review ^4d0561 I will explore assemblage theory [@deleuze.guattari_1987], actor-network theory [@latour_2013], food regimes [@mcmichael_1997; @bernstein_2006], with resilience theory [@holling_1973] @dwiartama.etal_2016 explores food systems as assemblages, rice @levelly.dufeu_2016 explore AFNs as market assemblages. case of rice @friedmann.mcmichael_1989 on global food regimes @latour_2013 on ANT @law_1992 on ANT @busch.juska_1997 on ANT and global agriculture @goodman_1999 on overcoming nature/society dichotomy in agro-food studies with ANT @dwiartama.rosin_2014 further assesses resilience thinking compatibility with actor-network-theory @dwiartama_2014 on melding food regimes and ANT to understand how the global food regimes work was used to assess local system development. Cases of New Zealand's kiwi industry and rice in Indonesia. @dwiartama_2017 on resilience and transformation as ongoing processes of negotiation between actors, both human and non-human. Case of disease in NZ kiwi @ona-serrano.viteri-salazar_2020 on ANT and food Leave out these? @darnhofer.etal_2010 on farm scale resilience @darnhofer_2020 conceptualizing farming in relational terms @comi_2020 how precision ag makes 'distributed farmers': assemblages of human and material actants making decisions and enacting farming @lendvay_2021 on More-than-human agency and the transforming rural assemblage. Case of watermelon @contesse.etal_2021 on non-human agency in sustainability transitions @elton_2023 on plant agency in pandemic global foodways cropscapes offer a methodological historical lens, drawing from mobility @bray.etal_2019 on cropscapes @bray.etal_2023 on elaborate on cropscapes and scales of history @bastos_2020 on plantation as cropscape in Hawaii @marcus_1995 on multi-site ethnography (precursor to follow the thing) @cook_2004 on follow the thing. Papaya, includes Hawaii @herrero.etal_2015 draws from ethnographic follow the thing (ie @marcus_1995 & @cook_2004) and ANT (ie @latour_2013) and provide guidelines for the development of multi-sited cartographies of agri/cultures Maybe @deroest.etal_2018 do a nice job contrasting the development specialized farms with economies of scale at the cost of diverse farms with economies of scope. This might be helpful to use when talking about agrofood system development in Hawaii over time, and also to nod towards where we might want to head. Finally, @mcgowran.donovan_2021 on disaster risk management assemblage ![[Discover Results (2).png]] ```mermaid flowchart LR subgraph Primary Theories 1["Resilience Theory @holling_1973"] 2["Assemblage Theory @deleuze.guattari_1987"] 3["Actor-Network Theory @latour_1987 & @law_1992"] 4["Food Regimes Theory @friedmann.mcmichael_1989"] end subgraph Secondary Theories & Methods 1a["Resilience Thinking @walker.salt_2006"] 5["Multi-Site Ethnography @marcus_1995"] 6["Vibrant Matter @bennet_2010"] 2 ---> 6 7["Cropscapes @bray_2019"] 2 --> 2b["Rice/AFNs as market assemblages @levelly.dufeu_2016"] end subgraph Cases 1a --> 1b["Indonesian rice & New Zealand kiwifruit @dwiartama.rosin_2014"] 3 ---> 1b 4 ---> 4a["Rice & Kiwi @dwiartama_2104"] 3 ---> 4a 5b["Multi-sited Cartographies of agri/cultures / GMOs @herrero.etal_2015"] 5a["Follow-the-Thing @cook_2004"] 7a["Plantation Memories @bastos_202-"] 2a["Rice-Food Systems as assemblage @dwiartama.etal_2016"] 6a["Fishing in Korea @winstanley-chesters_2020"] 8["Watermelon - resilience + nonhuman @lendvay_2021"] end 1 --> 1a 1 ---> 8 1a --> 8 5 --> 5a 3 --> 5b 3 --> 6 2 --> 7 3 --> 7 5 --> 5b 6 --> 6a 7 --> 7a 2 ---> 2a ``` ```mermaid flowchart LR subgraph Primary Theories 1["Resilience Theory @holling_1973"] 2["Assemblage Theory @deleuze.guattari_1987"] 3["Actor-Network Theory @latour_1987 & @law_1992"] 4["Food Regimes Theory @friedmann.mcmichael_1989"] end subgraph Secondary Theories & Methods 1a["Resilience Thinking @walker.salt_2006"] 5["Multi-Site Ethnography @marcus_1995"] 6["Vibrant Matter @bennet_2010"] 2 ---> 6 7["Cropscapes @bray_2019"] 2 --> 2b["Rice/AFNs as market assemblages @levelly.dufeu_2016"] end subgraph Cases 1a --> 1b["Indonesian rice & New Zealand kiwifruit @dwiartama.rosin_2014"] 3 ---> 1b 4 ---> 4a["Rice & Kiwi @dwiartama_2104"] 3 ---> 4a 5b["Multi-sited Cartographies of agri/cultures / GMOs @herrero.etal_2015"] 5a["Follow-the-Thing @cook_2004"] 7a["Plantation Memories @bastos_202-"] 2a["Rice-Food Systems as assembalge @dwiartama.etal_2016"] 6a["Fishing in Korea @winstanley-chesters_2020"] 8["Watermelon - resilience + nonhuman @lendvay_2021"] end 1 --> 1a 1 ---> 8 1a --> 8 5 --> 5a 3 --> 5b 3 --> 6 2 --> 7 3 --> 7 5 --> 5b 6 --> 6a 7 --> 7a 2 ---> 2a ``` Assemblage theory Actor-network theory Resilience theory/thinking ## Methodology Mixed methods - content analysis - ## Timeline This research examines the historical role of pumpkin as a strategy in Hawaii's agro-food system development over the past 250 years. Drawing from Follow-the-Thing and microhistory methodologies, the paper offers a unique perspective on the changing dynamics of food system development in Hawaii after western contact. By tracing the role of pumpkin in a singular place over time, the paper uses this lesser crop as a lens to understand the changing perspectives and strategies of food system actors navigating a shifting economic landscape. The paper examines the timeline of pumpkin in Hawaii, from its seeding by colonial exploration to its modern-day resurgence in popularity. Overall, the paper demonstrates the power of small stories and objects like the pumpkin to frame the paradigm of era and narrate complex historical developments. By examining the history of pumpkin in Hawaii, this paper provides valuable insights into the changing dynamics of Hawaii's agro-food system development and the strategies employed by food system actors over time.