AS 2750 - Food

Credits: 4

The production, consumption, and meanings of food are social, cultural and political. This course introduces students to prominent contemporary thinkers about food. Food is an interdisciplinary course drawing from history, environmental studies, documentary studies, sociology, anthropology, folklore, economics, critical race studies, and other fields. It will explore how food is understood, food and meal rituals, how food is produced, distributed, and consumed, with a focus on eating habits and the environment. The course will also introduce students to selected debates and initiatives around food: from diets such as vegetarianism, veganism, and locavorism; food and climate; the industrialization of food, the use of GMOs, food deserts, food insecurity, racial and gender injustice within the food justice movement, obesity and sizeism, and more.

When Offered:
Occasionally EC I.