Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
ECTS Course Information Package
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | POLS 334 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Food, Politics and Society | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Gıda, Siyaset ve Toplum | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 120 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To grasp a multi-disciplinary perspective of contemporary realm of food and politics | ||||
| Course Description | Food is central to our daily lives, yet it is often only considered of peripheral interest to the study of politics and society. In fact, culinary traditions have been a focal point of modern social theory since the beginning of industrial revolution. From Adam Smith to Mary Douglas, major thinkers have used key concepts such as identity, exchange, culture and class to explain the modern food system and incorporated food systems as a product of major political interests. This course offers political, economic and sociological approaches and examines food in relation to several topics including identity, politics, global institutions, and social inequalities. It questions how global/local politics and what we eat is related by placing food at the center of the debate. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach, Food, Politics and Society aims to provide the students with both theoretical and case-based issues related to contemporary realm of politics of food in which not only sociologist and political scientists but also policy-makers, economists, environmentalists, civil society platforms seek to contribute. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Comprehend theoretical framework in relation to food and politics 2) Discuss politics of food an interdisciplinary outlook including political science, sociology and political economy 3) Support the theoretical framework with current examples. 4) Be more interested in issues related to food and engage with the food and politics relationship in their daily lives. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | ||||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | ||||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | ||||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | ||||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | ||||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | ||||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | ||||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | ||||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | ||||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | N | |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | H | Exam |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | H | Exam |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | N | |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | N | |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | HW |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | H | HW |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | S | |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | H | Exam |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | S | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | ANNA MARIA BEYLUNİOĞLU , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | CANSU GÜLEÇ |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. ANNA MARIA BEYLUNİOĞLU |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Food is Political: An introduction, course overview |
| 2) | Food and Identity(I): Class and Gender |
| 3) | Food and Identity (II): Nationalism & Religion |
| 4) | Food and Social Change |
| 5) | Food, State and Power (Deadline for diplomacy on the menu project country selections 5%) |
| 6) | Gastro-Diplomacy |
| 7) | Food and Glocalization |
| 8) | DIPLOMACY ON THE MENU – GROUP DISCUSSION |
| 9) | Food Sovereignty and Political Economy of Food (Deadline for submitting the research paper topics – 5%) |
| 10) | Food and Environmental Politics |
| 11) | Food, Hunger, Inequalities |
| 12) | Global Political Food-Trends: Waste not, Vegetarianism, SlowFood…etc. |
| 13) | Tracing Food, Politics and Society in Movies |
| 14) | Wrap-up |
| 15) | Presentation |
| 16) | presentation |
| Required/Recommended Readings | - Dursteler, E. (2012). Food and Politics. In Kenneth Albala (Ed.), A Cultural History of Food, The Renaissance, c. 1300-1600 (pp. 83 100). Oxford: Berg. - Lupton, Deborah (1996 ) “Theoretical Perspectives on Food and Eating” in Food, Body and the Self, pp.1-27 - Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste . Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. pp.169-225 - Counihan, Carole (1998), “Introduction – Food and Gender: Identity and Power” in Counihan, Carole, Steven Kaplan (Eds), Food and Gender: Identity and Power. New-York: Routledge, pp. 1-11. - Colas, Edwards, Levi & Zubaida (2018), “Identity: Nationalism, Ethnicity, and Religion” in Food, Politics, and Society : Social Theory and the Modern Food System, University of California Press. - Priscilla Parkhurst Ferguson (2010) “Culinary Nationalism” Gastronomica, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 102-109 - Ranta, Ronald (2015) “Food and Nationalism: From Fois Gras to Hummus” World Policy - Amy E. Guptill, Denise A. Copelton, Betsy Lucal, (2012), “Food and Social Change” in Food and Society: Principles & Paradoxes, Polity. - M. Jahi Chappel (2015) “Global Movements for Food Justice” in Ronald J. Herrding (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Food, Politcs and Society, Oxford UniversityPress. (kalan kısmı food sovereignty, state and power) - David Sutton, Nefissa Naguib, Leonidas Vournelis & Maggie Dickinson (2013) “Food and Contemporary Protest Movements”, Food, Culture & Society, 16:3, 345-366. - Sydney Mintz (1996), “Food and its relation to concepts of power” in Tasting Food, Tasting Freedom, Beacon Press. - Nir Avieli & Rafi Grosglik (2013) “Food and Power in the Middle East and the Mediterranean”, Food, Culture & Society, 16:2, 181-195, - Alison Hope Alkon (2014), “Food Justice and the Challenge to Neoliberalism”, Gastronomica, Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 27-40 - Colas, Edwards, Levi & Zubaida (2018), “Consumption: Media, the Domestic Economy, and Celebrity Chefs” , Food, Politics, and Society : Social Theory and the Modern Food System, University of California Press. - Michelle Phillipov (2018), “Introduction: Thinking with media: margins, mainstreams and the media politics of food” in Michell Phillipov & Katherine Kirkwood (eds), Alternative Food Politics: From the Margins to the Mainstream. Routledge. - Sam Chapplle-Sokoll, (2013) “Culinary Diplomacy: Breaking Bread to Win Hearts and Minds.” The Hague Jourrnal of Diplomacy, 161--83. - Ruth Oldenziel (2009), “Exporting the American Cold War Kitchen: Challenging Americanization, Technological Transfer, and Domestication” in Ruth Oldenziel & KarinZachmann (eds) Cold War Kitchen, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - Ari Ariel (2012), “The Hummus Wars” Gastronomica, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 34-42 - James Farrer (2015) “Introduction: Travelling Cuisines in and Out of Asia: Toward a Framework for Studying Culinary Globalization.” In James Farrer (Ed.) The Globalization of Asian Cuisines, Palgrave Macmillan. - Colas, Edwards, Levi & Zubaida (2018), “Exchange: The Columbian Exchange and Mercantile Empires ” , Food, Politics, and Society : Social Theory and the Modern Food System, University of California Press - Editorial (2017) “Ethnic foods and globalization” Journal of Ethnic Food. - Colas, Edwards, Levi & Zubaida (2018), “Political Economy: The Global Food System ” , Food, Politics, and Society : Social Theory and the Modern Food System, University of California Press - Ben Fine (1994), “Towards a Political Economy of Food” Review of International Political Economy, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 519-545. - Hardin. 1995 (1968). ‘The Tragedy of the Commons’, in Conca, Alberty and Dabelko (eds.), Green Planet Blues, p. 38-45. - Ophuls.1995 (1974). ‘The Scarcity Society’, in Conca, Alberty and Dabelko (eds), Green Planet Blues: p. 63-69 - Amy E. Guptill, Denise A. Copelton, Betsy Lucal.(2012). “Food Access: Surplus and Scarcity” in Food and Society: Principles & Paradoxes, Polity, - Eric B. Ross (1998) “False Premises, False Promises: Malthusianism and the Green Revolution” in The Malthus Factor: Poverty, Politics and Population in Capitalist Development New York: Zed Books, pp. 137-162 - Jennifer Clapp and Caitlin Scott. (2018) “The Global Environmental Politics of Food” Global Environmental Politics 18:2 - Elizabeth Royte (2016), “Waste not Want not” National Geographic 229(3). - Global Nutrition Report 2016, “From Promise to Impact: Ending Malnutrition by 2030,” Summary only. Download at https://www.ifpri.org/publication/global-nutrition-report-2016-promise-impact-ending-malnutrition-2030 - Remarks by the President at White House Summit on Global Development, July 20, 2016. https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/07/20/remarks-president-white-house-summit-global-development - The Meaning of Food – PBS Documentary (2004) (Suggested) - Food, Inc. (movie-suggested) – Movie (200 | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture with expectation from students to actively contribute to class discussion. Response papers will urge students to take part in classroom discussion. takım çalışması gerekmektedir. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | 1 mini project and 2 response papers | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | None | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | None | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
beylunioglua@mef.edu.tr 0212 395 36 00 Attendance and active participation are required. There would be no late presentations and make up exams unless medical report provided. MEF university values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the code of student conduct and disciplinary procedures The University requires honesty of all its members in their academic work. Students are also expected to strictly adhere to the following rules and regulations regarding academic honesty. Plagiarism and cheating constitute major violations of academic honesty. Plagiarism is the failure to acknowledge the source of information gathered in the preparation of class and written work. Submitting papers of others as your own, using sentences or paragraphs from another author without the proper acknowledgement of the original author, insufficient acknowledgement of the consulted works in the bibliography, all constitute plagiarism. Copying work from others or giving and receiving answers/information during exams either in written or oral form constitutes cheating. Any improper behavior, academic dishonesty or plagiarism is subject to the YOK Disciplinary Regulation. Within the framework of MEF University's Artificial Intelligence Policy, it is aimed to integrate artificial intelligence into educational processes and promote its ethical use. The full text of the policy document can be accessed here:https://www.mef.edu.tr/tr/duyurular/mef-universitesi-yapay-zeka-politikasi-v2-yayimlandi |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 98 | ||
| Project | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Total Workload | 120 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.8 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||