ClassInfo - Spring 2016 Sociology Classes

Spring 2016 | SOC 3613V Section 001: Honors: Stuffed and Starved: The Politics of Eating (69625)

Instructor(s): Rachel Schurman
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 3 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Honors
Meets With:: SOC 3613W Section 001
GLOS 3613V Section 001
GLOS 3613W Section 001
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

01/19/2016 - 05/06/2016

Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM

UMTC, West Bank

Hanson Hall 1-105

Course Catalog Description:: Food issues from sociological perspective. Cross-cultural differences in how groups/societies think about/relate to food.
Class Description:: Hamburgers and a Coke, rice and beans, collard greens, wonton soup, creme brulee ? What meanings and feelings do these foods conjure up, and for whom? Where are their key ingredients produced? Who prepares these dishes, and who eats them? This course is built on two key premises: first, that the production, distribution, and consumption of food involves relationships among different groups of people, and second, that one can gain great insights into these social relations and the societies in which they are embedded through a sociological analysis of food. Among the themes this course will explore are the different cultural and social meanings attached to food; class and diet; food, culture and body image; the industrialization of agriculture; the global food economy; the debate over genetically modified food; and movements toward a more sustainable agriculture. The general objective of this course is to teach you how to view the world of food and agriculture from a sociological perspective. A more specific objective is to get you to think analytically about something that is so ?everyday? that most of us take it for granted: where our food comes from, why we eat the way (and what) we do, and the kind of social relationships involved in our encounters with food. Students can expect to read between 40-70 pages a week (of interesting reading!), produce one short paper and one longer (12-15 page) research paper on a course-related topic, and participate in several out-of-classroom exercises (which will include some write-up) during the course of the semester. The course is heavily discussion based, and active participation is required. Honors students are expected to demonstrate greater depth of discussion, depth and to a degree length of writing assignments, presentations, and leadership of the students.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/69625/1163
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 2 April 2014

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