摘要：In this paper, we explore the gendered aspects of scientific controversy in the digital age. This project makes use of Leah Ceccarelli’s seminal work on manufactured scientific controversy by considering its implications for the discourse on GMOsfood additives published on digital foodlifestyle blogs. We perform a discourse analysis of several blogs to look at the ways that gendered online discourseperformance influences modern anti-science rhetoric, particularly that which emanates from the sphere colloquially known as crunchy living. We look at the ways the intimatepersonal feminine style of digital platforms offer experiential knowledge as a substitute for science. In the current political climate of alternative factsfake news, this study leads to broader implications about the impact of gendered discourse on the assessment of credibility in online sources.
