Agricultural Revolutions. 4

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4.This course explores the social, political, cultural and environmental dimensions of agriculture in the United States and around the world. We will study the first agricultural revolution (the original emergence of agriculture 12,000 years ago), the industrialization of agriculture, and 21st-century social movements that promote organic, sustainable or local agriculture, including peasant and food sovereignty movements. The course integrates anthropology, sociology, history, environmental studies and literary studies. Students will conduct field research on local farming, farmers markets or agricultural activism.