ESTD 3330 - Feeding a Crowd

Goals: To explore theories and methods of studying society-environment dynamics and to become comfortable using these theories and methods in community-engaged contexts, via the topic of the contemporary food movement. We investigate processes of collaborative adaptive co-management of commonly shared environmental resources and benefits, like land and water, and document these processes drawing on social practice art methods and platforms.

Content: We use the public practice of sharing meals between local youth and elders engaged in food movement work, and focus on civil rights and environmental justice themes in this work, along with the representation of these practices and themes in public discourse, social media, and shared spectacles. Each year, we focus on two community case studies, documenting these case studies along with community partners through the Eating Together podcast and platforms of the community’s choice, and studying reparative practices in urban agriculture and community nourishment.

Taught: Spring term

Credits: 4