Food and Politics Introduction – Marion Nestle, EAT DRINK VOTE Film HARVEST OF SHAME – Who Decides What We Eat? The food industry/government/media complex Recommended Nestle, FOOD POLITICS (2013 ed.) – Recommended Nestle, WHAT TO EAT – Film FOOD INC. – The Ethics of Food and Eating Readings TBA (will include at least one selection from Michael Pollan) Food and Culture Readings TBA Film – BABETTE’S FEAST Fast Food, Bad Food Suggested Eric Schlosser, FAST FOOD NATION – Film SUPERSIZE ME – Government, Industrial Agriculture, and Bad Food Bittman - Sustainable Food, Organic Food, Slow Food, Urban Food Jennifer Cockrall-King, FOOD AND THE CITY Local Food, Locavores, The Farm to Table Movement Mark Bittman, FOOD MATTERS -OR- Michelle Obama, AMERICAN GROWN Food as the Enemy: Food Pathologies and their Politics Obesity, childhood and adult Is there a role for Government? – Suggested Frank Bruni, BORN ROUND – Trans Fats and High Fructose Corn Syrup is our government, in collusion – with agribusiness, trying to poison us? Film King Corn – Eating Disorders Medical condition or political/social construct? – Film - THIN Genetically Engineered Food Do we need a policy? – Film THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO – CLASS Assignments:
Food and Politics – Introduction Marion Nestle, EAT DRINK VOTE Film – HARVEST OF SHAME Who Decides What We Eat? The food industry/government/media complex Recommended – Nestle, FOOD POLITICS (2013 ed.) Recommended – Nestle, WHAT TO EAT Film – FOOD INC. The Ethics of Food and Eating Readings TBA (will include at least one selection from Michael Pollan) Food and Culture Readings TBA Film – BABETTE’S FEAST Fast Food, Bad Food Suggested – Eric Schlosser, FAST FOOD NATION Film – SUPERSIZE ME Government, Industrial Agriculture, and Bad Food Bittman - Sustainable Food, Organic Food, Slow Food, Urban Food Jennifer Cockrall-King, FOOD AND THE CITY Local Food, Locavores, The Farm to Table Movement Mark Bittman, FOOD MATTERS -OR- Michelle Obama, AMERICAN GROWN Food as the Enemy: Food Pathologies and their Politics Obesity, childhood and adult – Is there a role for Government? Suggested – Frank Bruni, BORN ROUND Trans Fats and High Fructose Corn Syrup – is our government, in collusion with agribusiness, trying to poison us? Film – King Corn Eating Disorders – Medical condition or political/social construct? Film - THIN Genetically Engineered Food – Do we need a policy? Film – THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONSANTO CLASS Assignments:
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