Food in Culture and Social Justice Certificate
Food is more than simple nourishment. It is part of a system of communication firmly rooted in individual and group identities within cultures around the world. When and how we eat, what is considered acceptable to eat, how we prepare it, and how we learn about producing and eating food are all fascinating questions to explore by humanists and social scientists. Histories of particular food commodities and changes in the way people think about sustaining healthy bodies richly contextualize our present practices. Cultural analyses of food and food production lead us to question the level of social justice within the local and global food systems. Community food security is a condition in which all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes community self-reliance and social justice. Students who complete this certificate will not only have a clear idea of the cultural bases of food and food production but will obtain some experience working towards community food security.
Complete 16 credits of core classes and then choose 6 credits of electives within the College of Liberal Arts and 6 credits of electives from outside the College of Liberal Arts.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core | ||
| AGRI 411 | *INTRODUCTION TO FOOD SYSTEMS: LOCAL TO GLOBAL | 3 |
| FCSJ 361/ANTH 361 | *FOOD JUSTICE | 4 |
| FCSJ 406 | FOOD PROJECTS | 1 |
| FCSJ 464/ES 464 | FOOD AND ETHNIC IDENTITY: DECOLONIZING FOOD AND OUR BODY | 3 |
| FCSJ 467 | CAPSTONE: FOOD IN CULTURE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | 1 |
| HST 416 | *FOOD IN WORLD HISTORY | 4 |
| Liberal Arts Electives | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| ARCHAEOLOGY OF FORAGERS | ||
| CASH, CLASS AND CULTURE: HUNTER-GATHERERS TO CAPITALISM | ||
| *ANTHROPOLOGY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| *FOOD IN AMERICAN CULTURE | ||
| INTERCULTURAL LEARNING COMMUNITY | ||
| NUTRITIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOOD SYSTEMS (Ecampus only) | ||
| ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD | ||
| *ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS | ||
| GLOBAL FOOD POLITICS AND POLICY (Ecampus only) | ||
| *SOCIAL INEQUALITY | ||
| WOMEN, WEIGHT, AND BODY IMAGE (Ecampus only) | ||
| *FAT STUDIES (Ecampus only) | ||
| FOOD WRITING | ||
| Electives from Outside the College of Liberal Arts | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| *ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE OF PACIFIC NW INDIANS | ||
| ^AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ANIMAL FOODS TECHNOLOGY | ||
| *CONTENTIOUS SOCIAL ISSUES IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE | ||
| CROP ECOLOGY AND MORPHOLOGY | ||
| *WORLD FOOD CROPS | ||
| *PENS AND PLOWS: WRITINGS OF WORKING THE LAND | ||
| *SOIL SCIENCE | ||
| *GENES AND CHEMICALS IN AGRICULTURE: VALUE AND RISK | ||
| FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROCESSING | ||
| DAIRY PROCESSING | ||
| *FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN WESTERN CULTURE | ||
| *WINE IN THE WESTERN WORLD | ||
| FOOD SAFETY AND SANITATION | ||
| *FOOD LAW | ||
| *SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE COMMON GOOD | ||
| DIETARY INTERVENTIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| *FAMILIES AND POVERTY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HORTICULTURAL SYSTEMS, PRACTICES AND CAREERS | ||
| ORGANIC FARMING AND GARDENING | ||
| CROP PRODUCTION IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST AGROECOSYSTEMS | ||
| BERRY AND GRAPE PHYSIOLOGY AND CULTURE | ||
| *FOOD IN NON-WESTERN CULTURE | ||
| ^CULTURAL ASPECTS OF FOODS | ||
| HUMAN NUTRITION SCIENCE | ||
| COMMUNITY NUTRITION | ||
| MANAGING FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES | ||
| *SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES | ||
| TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN FOOD | ||
| Total Hours | 28 | |
| 1 | Appropriate courses through the College and outside the College of Liberal Arts, as well as transfer credits, may also be used to satisfy requirements when approved in advance by the program coordinator. |
| * | Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC) |
| ^ | Writing Intensive Course (WIC) |
Major Code: C315