MCS304 Assessment 2: Critical Essay
This critical essay (2000-2500 words)should be submitted by 1pm Thursday,Week 12.
Choose one of the following questions:
How does food justice work try to re-imagine the food system?Choose one example of food justice work to closely examine and evaluate.
"All cuisine is'nationalcuisine".How far do you agree?
Is working class cuisine andfood culture pathologised?In what ways?With what effect? Doeseveryone have a 'right to food'?Critically discuss this in relation to food justice work.
How is globalisation fed by food culture?Discuss the ways in which global imaginaries and discourses connect with food culture,using theory and examples.
How have feminists critiqued food culture?
'All foodbanks should be closed down'.Do you agree?Can food insecurity be solved with food charity?
How far is food culture a matter of 'taste'?Discuss in connection with concepts of social class.
How significant is gender in food culture and food practices?
'Human history is replete with borrowed edibles'.What happens to food culture when it moves?
You may develop your own essay question if you wish,but you must consult withthe Module Convenor and get the question wording formally approved.