Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: JUSTICE IN THE FOOD SYSTEM

Department: Environmental Studies

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Analyzing Diversity: Yes

Credit Hours: 3

Description: "Justice in the Food System" takes an interdisciplinary approach to the critical examination of injustice in the United States food system, drawing from humanities and social science approaches and with special attention to environmental concerns. The overarching goal of this class is three-fold. First, to understand the structure of the US food system and the ways that it is shaped by forms of power rooted in inequalities of race, class, and gender. Second, the course will introduce students to the concept of food justice and some of the key struggles of the food justice movement in the United States, as understood through lenses of land, labor, and agriculture. Third, students will draw from their structural understanding and exposure to varied critical perspectives to envision more just food futures and articulate these through a final project.