Food, Hunger, and Power in the Modern World

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This course explores how conflicts over food shaped the modern world. We compare shifting interpretations of famine (in Ireland, India, and Ethiopia), and explore how food became a "weapon of war" during the World Wars. Finally, the course analyzes how race, gender, and class shaped American food and welfare policies.); Students will develop skills in analytically interpreting both primary and secondary sources; Students will have engaged in independent research with both primary and secondary sources to complete a historical research project; Students will understand how race and gender have shaped and been shaped by the modern food system.