This course analyzes different dimensions of food consumption and production. First, we seek to answer multiple ethical questions regarding food consumption. Should we eat animals? Do we have a responsibility to reduce hunger in the world? Should we embrace or avoid bioengineered food? Are health issues connected to foods consumption a private or a political question? What is our responsibility towards our environment? Second, we analyze the politics of our food systems. Who decides what, for whom, why, and how?
Related Discipline(s)
This course would also be of interest to the following discipline(s):Environmental Studies, Sustainability