Environmental Science & Policy 222 - GLOBALIZATION,FOOD, ENVIRONMEN

Globalization has drastically altered the way that we interact with food, and we experience these changes every time we sit down to eat. This interdisciplinary course will examine a myriad of interrelated issues: the history and implementation of globalization; concepts of the ?global environment;? historical distributions of food and agriculture; and the environmental and social effects arising from the global restructuring of our food system. Mirroring the topics of the course, students will research a particular food, tracing its movements around the globe and examining the political, social, and environmental impacts of their chosen food?s production and consumption. (E)