About this course
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?
Syllabus
Faculty
Edwin Romein
FacultyM.Sc. Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam, 1999); M.A. Art History (Leiden University, 2000); M.A. Philosophy (Erasmus University Rotterdam, 2003). PhD candidate (Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam). Consultant, researcher and educator since 2001. Lecturer at Netherlands School of Public Administration (2001-2007), Copenhagen Business School (2015-2021), Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen (2015-2021), University College Freiburg (2021), MAD Academy (since 2021). Areas of interest sustainability, cities and food systems transitions. With DIS since 2014.
Megan Lynn Maurer
FacultyPhD. Cultural Anthropology, University of Kentucky 2017. Assistant professor of landscape architecture and planning at the University of Copenhagen since 2021. Specializes in the relations among people and plants in cities. Her research and teaching concern how consideration of diverse perceptions, values and experiences of nature can inform more ecologically just and resilient climate adaptation. Her work employs mixed, spatial-qualitative approaches, and she conducts research and teaching in both Copenhagen, Denmark and New York City, USA. With DIS since 2025.