Food Sociology
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Food Sociology at the University of Giessen studies food cultures and food politics. We are interested in sustainable food systems with particular interest in the cultural practices of eating as well as the socio-political organisation of food.
On this website you find information about our research agenda, educational activities as well as our team. Welcome!
Currently we offer the following modules:
B.Sc. level:
- "Food Systems" (BK79), in German starting from Winter Semester 2022/ 2023
- "Food Sociology" (BK80), in German starting from Summer Semester 2024
M.Sc. level:
- "Theorising food and eating" (MP198), in German
- "Food Politics" (MK110) in English, which is part of the virtual M.Sc. programme "Sustainable Transition"
More information about the courses can be found on stud.IP after logging in.
In case you are interested in supervision at B.Sc., M.Sc. or Ph.D. level, please just get in touch by stating your research interest.
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1. Food practices and food cultures:
The first focus on food practices and food cultures studies food in societal context. We are interested in concepts and approaches from cultural sociology to investigate how food relates to beliefs, norms cultural affiliation. We are also interested in the social differentiation via food, social inequalities and social justice with regard to more sustainable food consumption.
2. Socio-political organisation of food provisioning and consumption:
Our second key interest in the socio-political organisation of food lies in scrutinising institutional, organisational and political parameters of sustainable food systems. In the sense of food politics, we are interested in how various actors and stakeholders influence systems of provision and everyday eating. Food is a multidimensional phenomenon that needs consideration across scales, local, regional or global, but also with regard to different forms of organisation.
- People
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Professor of Food Sociology
+49 641 99-39310
Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen
Room 416
Secretariat
+49 641 99-37033
jutta.bender@agrar.uni-giessen.de
Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen
Room 416a
Researcher
+49 641 99-39311
Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen
Room 419
Researcher
+49 641 99-39312
Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen
Room 419
IPPAE - PhD researcher
Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen
Room 304
Madita Zöller-Cannito, M.A. Researcher (on parental leave)
Manale Andargie Embiyale IPPAE - PhD Researcher
Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen
Room 304
GCSC - PhD Researcher
Alexandra Stuhlmann, B.Sc.
Student assistant
+49 641 99-39314
alexandra.stuhlmann@nu.uni-giessen.de
Room 418
Torben Stein, B.Sc.
Student assistant
Former members of staff
