SOC 364 Food Justice

3 hours 

This course deploys the theoretical and methodological tools of sociology to explore issues of food: what we eat, who consumes it and how it is created. All of these are fundamental issues of justice. Through case studies from around the world, students will explore how the ways our food is produced, marketed, distributed and consumed affect health, living standards, and migration patterns. Students will meet the objectives of the course by completing a mid-term and final exam, as well as a term paper analyzing one food item in terms of food justice concerns.