Political Science 291F - S-The Politics of Food

This course examines the power relations that structure the production, distribution, and consumption of food within an industrialized and globalized food system. Topics covered include: the relationship of food to individual and collective identity; the environmental consequences of the industrial food system; the cultural politics of food; the impact of relative wealth and poverty on food security and public health; the scope and function of government regulation; social movements contesting the industrial food system.

Open to Seniors, Juniors & Sophomores only.