@article{Markowitz_2010, place={Washington DC: American Sociological Association.}, title={Food and the Body Politic}, url={https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/food-and-the-body-politic}, abstractNote={This course takes a holistic anthropological approach to the study of food. We will explore food and food-ways as products of soil, culture, and politics. The study of food offers a window into micro-level social relations- family life, gender roles, and workplaces -as wel1 as into national and global political-economics and environmental policies. The course aims, first, to provide an introduction to the study of foodways over time and space. This furnishes the framework to focus on our own society, and the food and agricultural system in which we participate. The second course aim is to introduce students to the interrelated set of processes by which food is currently produced, transformed by processing, distributed for purchase, and consumed. We will survey the forces that have shaped the food system and our own daily food choices. We will also become acquainted with alternatives to the dominant food system. With over 6 billion people on the planet, and unprecedented human impact on the environment, the future demands innovative approaches to securing our daily bread. }, journal={TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology}, author={Markowitz, Lisa}, year={2010}, month={Apr.} }