Natalia Hussein

I am a PhD researcher focusing on the cultural and spatial dynamics of food in everyday life. My academic background lies in histories of gender and colonisation, and the sociology of cultural stereotyping. My professional background is in pushing for corporate accountability on workplace inequalities. I also have a lifelong passion for food – as a way to connect to new places, foster community, take joy in simple pleasures, and understand complex global injustices.

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In the Proteinscapes project, I am investigating the (contested) protein transition through the concept of “everyday protein politics”. In practice, this means foregrounding people’s mundane consumption experiences of meat, dairy, and vegetarian alternatives to understand macro dynamics such as class, migration, gender, “just” transitions, and more. My case study country is the Netherlands, where I am conducting multi-sited qualitative research, including creating several “place biographies” via observations, interviews, and go-along sessions such as shopping and cooking with local residents. My aim is to contribute a bottom-up, feminist, and consumption-focused perspective to the Proteinscapes project.