Food and Society

Catalog description

This course explores how food and food products are produced, prepared, and consumed. We examine social and structural inequalities, economics, the food-health crisis, and the environmental, political, cultural, and symbolic dimensions of food systems and food-related behaviors. We also discuss the impact of race, class, gender, and socioeconomic matters on food-related issues and investigate how social problems in the food system reflect an ongoing tension between individuals and the power of social institutions.