SOC3613W: Stuffed and Starved: The Politics of Eating
3 CreditsFine ArtsGlobal PerspectivesHistorical PerspectivesIntellectual CommunitySocial SciencesTechnology and SocietyWriting Intensive
This course takes a cross-cultural, historical, and transnational perspective to the study of the global food system. Themes explored include: different cultural and social meanings attached to food; social class and consumption; the global food economy; global food chains; work in the food sector; the alternative food movement; food justice; environmental consequences of food production.
prereq: Soc majors/minors must register A-F