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FOOD0209A-S23

History of US Food Politics
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History of US Food Politics
In this course we will use U.S. food politics as a lens for understanding developments in political economy, changes in the role of the state, and evolving attitudes toward gender, race, labor, childhood, citizenship, health, and the body during the twentieth century. How have government, corporations, and scientists shaped U.S. foodways? How have people been affected by broad trends in food politics, and how have they resisted, as consumers, citizens, and activists? To answer these questions, we will use methods of social and cultural history to explore food politics from the top down and the bottom up. 3 hrs. lect.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
22827
Subject Code:
FOOD
Course Number:
0209
Section Identifier:
A

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Spring 2023

FOOD0209A-S23 Lecture (Povitz)