ABSTRACT

In the United States, individuals in precarious circumstances navigate numerous programs to supplement their food access. These programs operate in relation to stigmatizing discourses about poverty and food insecurity. This paper explores the sociomaterial meanings of food assistance, including SNAP, food pantries, and nonprofit food distribution. Using qualitative methods, we introduce the notion of entangled shame. This concept describes how discourses about poverty, material agencies, and (in)visibility collide to produce shame. Last, we identify methods of challenging and alleviating entangled shame. Results illuminate possibilities for centering dignity in food assistance programs.

摘要

在美国，处境不稳定的个人通过众多计划来补充他们的食物来源。这些计划的运作与有关贫困和粮食不安全的污名化言论有关。本文探讨了粮食援助的社会物质意义，包括 SNAP、食品储藏室和非营利性粮食分配。使用定性方法，我们引入了纠缠羞耻的概念。这个概念描述了有关贫困、物质机构和（不）可见性的话语如何相互冲突而产生羞耻感。最后，我们确定了挑战和减轻纠缠羞耻感的方法。结果揭示了在粮食援助计划中以尊严为中心的可能性。