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Food Sociology

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.

 

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

 


 

Stefan Wahlen

Professor of Food Sociology

+49 641 99-39310

Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen

Room 416

 

 

Jutta Bender

Secretariat 

+49 641 99-37033

Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen

Room 416a

 

 

Anna-Katharina Demes

Researcher

+49 641 99-39311

anna-katharina.demes

Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen

Room 419

 

 

Bärbel Mahr

Researcher


+49 641 99-39312

Senckenbergstr. 3, 35390 Giessen

Room 419

 

 

Ifeoluwa Abulude

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

   

 

Paola Solís

GCSC - PhD Researcher

 

 

Alexandra Stuhlmann, B.Sc.

Student assistant

+49 641 99-39314

Room 418

 

 

Torben Stein, B.Sc.

Student assistant

+49 641 99-39314

Room 418

 

 

  Former members of staff