| Kommentar |
In the last years the studying of food practices, from production to consumption, has gained increasing interest. A body of sociological/anthropological works is developed which scrutinizes the social act of eating and its symbolic meaning, others address the challenges of globalized food systems (such as ‘hidden hunger’ or ‘food deserts’). The seminar is focusing on a gender analysis of food practices, as this allows to understand women’s struggles but also their resistance and important knowledge in food production and consumption.
The course is designed to a) provide a general understanding how food practices are embedded in the simultaneous local-global relations and other social and environmental contexts, b) discuss concepts of food security/sovereignty and alternative food movements from a gender perspective and c) explore the relationship between everyday practices of food, care and body. |
| Literatur |
- Avakian, Arlene Voski/Haber, Barbara (2005): Feminist Food Studies. A Brief History. In: Avakian, A V/Haber, B (ed.): From Betty Crocker to Feminist Food Studies: Critical Perspectives on Women and Food. Amherst, Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 1-22.
- Patel, Rajeev C (2012): Food Sovereignty: Power, Gender and the Right to Food. PLoS Med 9(6): e1001223. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001223 .
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