Program Overview

This is a credit bearing course but can also be taken as

a

non-credit bearing course

Discover the difference between our credit bearing and non-credit bearing courses

This intensive and innovative Food, Politics and the City short course provides you with an introduction to pressing issues of the food politics of cities. It explores themes central to our thinking about how food is produced, distributed and consumed in the city.

We reflect on the way in which cities are themselves like living, consuming organisms; the way in which food is implicated in social stratification in the city by class, gender and ethnicity; the importance of public spaces of consumption and the divide between the public and the private in the city; the consequences of new technologies; the role of urban planning and governance; and the problem of waste and the role of cities in climate change.

In brief we will cover:

This short course c

ombines in-class teaching and an on-site visit to give you both an intellectual overview and practical experience. We

draw on examples and evidence mainly from London, but will also bring in the historical and contemporary experiences of other global cities. We cover the main conceptual and theoretical debates on food, politics and the city, while bringing alive these discussions with reference to specific food settings in London and other cities.

This short course is ideal if you have an

intellectual interest in food and politics. You may also be

working in the food industry or in related jobs such as food journalism where this course can be valuable in contributing to your Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

Assessment is via a 1000-word learning journal (25%) and 2000-word essay (75%).

30 credits at level 5