Module POLM016 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM016: Food Systems, Alternative Food Networks, and Ethical Consumption
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The module will be structured as a reading and discussion seminar. The following themes will likely be covered, with minor variation from year to year depending upon the availability and current research of lecturers contributing to the module:
Food, Agriculture and the State in Historical Perspective
Famine and Food Aid
Food Security from the Global South to the Global North
Trade and Globalization in Agriculture and Food
Food Sovereignty
Ethical Consumption
Short Food Chains
Slow Food and Transition Towns
Food, Heritage and the Cultural Economy
Food, Brexit and the end (?) of Neoliberalism
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2-hour weekly seminar |
| Guided Independent Study | 50 | 10 x 5-hours weekly reading for seminar preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 20 | 10 x 2-hours weekly preparation of reading response papers |
| Guided independent study | 58 | Research and writing of essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
