The cultural language of food labels

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Interview segment on Blueprint for Living, ABC Radio National, hosted by Jonathon Green. Discussion based on research undertaken at the Powerhouse as part of the Western Sydney Scholar in Residence program—how the food labels of manufacturer W. C. Douglass can act as a form of 'graphic heritage' and tell us about the social history of Sydney at that time, ongoing colonial relationships with the UK, changes food production and increasing technology, legal issues, etc. 

Subject

The discussion is based on research undertaken at the Powerhouse as part of the Western Sydney Scholar in Residence program—how the food labels of manufacturer W. C. Douglass can act as a form of 'graphic heritage' and tell us about the social history of Sydney at that time, ongoing colonial relationships with the UK, changes food production and increasing technology, legal issues, etc.