Gastrospaces

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ISBN: 9781032596471

A Philosophical Study of Where We Eat

Matteo Bonotti (Monash University, Australia), Andrea Borghini, Nicola Piras , Beatrice Serini

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English

Routledge
30 January 2026

Social & political philosophy; Food & society; Sociology; Medical sociology; Human geography

Series: Critical Food Studies

This book explores the moral and political significance of gastrospaces: the spaces where we eat. It adopts an innovative approach, combining analytic political philosophy and analytic ontology, to lay down the theoretical foundations for a multi- and interdisciplinary research agenda on the complex interconnections between food and space.

Social science and humanities scholars have studied the ties between food consumption and space from multiple angles. This book sets up a different and more foundational approach, which engages with these bodies of work and integrates them into a coherent framework. While taking the reader through a theoretical journey of varying complexities, the book also illustrates the social, political, and cultural significance of gastrospaces by surveying an array of examples from diverse historical and geographical contexts. It then draws on political philosophy to show that gastrospaces are sites of justice and injustice and complements this analysis by developing an ontological model for gastrospaces that facilitates a systematic analysis of their social, political, and cultural significance. The book ends with a toolbox for the study of gastrospaces that different stakeholders may apply to their respective contexts of intervention.

This book will appeal to philosophers, political scientists, food scholars, geographers, and anyone interested in the intersection between food and space. By focusing on a wide range of real-world topics related to gastrospaces, such as racist dress codes, family-friendly restaurants, speakeasies, and gendered kitchen designs, the book will also be of interest to nonacademic stakeholders such as urban planners, policymakers, designers, managers, and consumers.

By: Matteo Bonotti (Monash University Australia), Andrea Borghini, Nicola Piras, Beatrice Serini
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781032596471
ISBN 10: 1032596473
Series: Critical Food Studies
Pages: 138
Publication Date: 30 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matteo Bonotti is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Andrea Borghini is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan, Italy. Nicola Piras is a Full Researcher in the Centre for Ethics, Politics, and Society at the University of Minho, Portugal. Beatrice Serini is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Milan, Italy.