ESS 2130 - Food Justice

This course explores ethical and social justice issues involved in food and agricultural practices. It considers both questions of personal ethics and takes an ecological, systems-based approach to how food is produced, transported, distributed, marketed, prepared, and consumed. It examines key ethical and political theories and principles that can be used to evaluate choices, habits, and practices concerning food. Topics include: the environmental effects of agriculture and food production, how workers and farmers fare in a globalized agriculture system, the relationship between food production and immigration, food accessibility and insecurity (including hunger and malnutrition, both locally and globally), social and cultural norms surrounding food (including those related to health and bodies), and food as a commodity and agriculture as a business.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 1000 or PHL 1100 or PHL 1200
Cross-Listed: PHL 2130