Prof. Dr. Renata Motta
Professor of “Society, Culture, and Communication in Ibero-America” at the Heidelberg Center for Ibero-American Studies at Heidelberg University, HCE member since 2023.
- Which projects of social change are aspired for, or are already underway, to transform a society based on exploitative food politics towards a society that fosters ecological, just and democratic food politics?
- What are the main justice claims that mobilize citizens and consumers to denounce food inequalities and demand alternative food politics in different world regions?
- Which knowledges and technologies are found within food movements that aim to overcome food inequalities and shape ecological, fair and democratic food politics?
- When are these alternative knowledges and technologies able to influence food politics in general, and public policies, in particular?
- How have multiple crises (sanitary, societal, economic, political) associated with the Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated and visibilized food inequalities, or provided windows of opportunity for change in food politics?
Why I joined the HCE
As I heard that there was a center at the Heidelberg University dedicated to the environmental topic, I knew that this would be a place for me. The idea was very attractive to me: a center that brings together scholars from various disciplines, all sharing a common interest for researching environmental issues; a center to network and support young scholars and future collaborations. I am happy to be part of it.
My highlights so far
Joint research project with Jale Tosun.
My key partners
Within HCE: Jale Tosun (Political Science) and Rosa Lehmann (Political Science)
Abroad: Florencia Arancibia (Connicet Argentina), Camila Penna, Paulo Niederle (UFRGS, Brazil), Priscila Carvalho, Claudia Schmitt (UFRRJ, Brazil), Georg Fischer (Aarhus, Denmark), Andrea Zhouri (UFMG, Brazil)