The Global Food System: Power, Politics, and Human Rights
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Overview
Subject area
HR
Catalog Number
22012
Course Title
The Global Food System: Power, Politics, and Human Rights
Department(s)
Description
This course will examine power and politics in the global food system and will explore the efforts of various actors to shift power dynamics—using the narratives and frameworks of food justice, food sovereignty, and the right to food—to build food systems that are sustainable, nourishing and just. Students will also explore historic and contemporary manifestations of structural racism in our food system, as well as the environmental and ecological impacts of industrial food production.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
012520