Unit name | Power, Politics and Food |
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Unit code | POLI30027 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Dr. Parrott |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit will provide students with an introduction to the broad issues relating to food as a site of power and inequality at the global, national and local level. Through an examination of a range of topics relating to the production, regulation, distribution, consumption and waste of food students will develop core knowledge of food systems and cultures with particular attention paid to the ecological, political, social, cultural and economic elements of the theory and practice of food.
Unit aims:
On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be taught through blended learning methods, including a mix of synchronous and asynchronous teaching activities
1,500 word essay (25%) 3,000 word essay (75%)
Both essays test all learning outcomes
Cook, Christopher, D. (2004) Diet for a Dead Planet: How the World Food Industry is Killing Us, New York: The New Press.
Lawrence, Felicity (2004) Not on the Label: What Really Goes Into the Food on Your Plate, London: Penguin.
McMahon, Paul (2014) Feeding Frenzy: The New Politics of Food, London: Profile Books.
Patel, Raj (2013) Stuffed and Starved: From Farm to Fork – The Hidden Battle for the World Food System, London: Portobello Books.
Weis, Tony (2013) The Ecological Hoofprint: The Global Burden of Industrial Livestock Production, London: ZED