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May 16, 2024
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University of Alberta Calendar 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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AUSOC 341 - Sociology of Food Course Career Undergraduate Units 3 Approved Hours 3-0-0 Fee index 6 Faculty Augustana Faculty Department AU Social Sciences Typically Offered either term
Description This course places food into broader sociocultural context to better understand why we eat what we eat. Topics will include: patterns of food production, distribution and consumption; the role of rood in relation to embodiment, identities, culture, class, and gender; the socio-cultural and political-economic organization of local, national, and global food systems; the implication of the food system for health, urban-rural relations, ecological sustainability, and social justice; food as a site of power relations, contestation, and social movements. In sum, this course will offer a sociological perspective of the food system and of engagements for its social transformation. Prerequisites: *3 at a senior level in Sociology and 3rd year standing, or consent of the instructor.
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