Farmed Out: The Role of Lobbying in Agricultural Policymaking

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United States

"Farmed Out: The Role of Lobbying in Agricultural Policymaking" with Dr. Clare Brock is the final event in the IFC's Fall 2023 Series, Food Policy and Food Politics. Professor Clare Brock will discuss her own research, which details how the lobbying process influences the food we eat. Clare Brock is an Assistant Professor of Political […]

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Stressed Out and Too Busy: Negotiating the Lived Experience of Weight Across Four Cultures

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United States

Professor SturtzSreetharan is co-author of Fat in Four Cultures: A Global Ethnography of Weight. Her talk will draw on this book, her research surrounding the lived experiences of fatness, and challenging assumptions about body image. The talk is hosted in Viking theater and all are welcome to attend. 

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Sweetness and Carceral Power: The Place of Sugar in Texas Prison History

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United States

Dr. Ashanté Reese will present her ethnographic research on food justice, with a special focus on her ongoing research on Sugar Land, Texas, “in which she explores the spatial, economic, and carceral implications of sugar and the sometimes contradictory and deadly sweetness that marks Black life.” This event is open to the public. 

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Food Access, Social Policy, and Inequality

Buntrock Commons, Viking Theater, 1520 St Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 101 St Olaf Ave, United States

The Institute for Freedom & Community is excited to present the second speaker event of the Fall 2023 Series: Food Policy and Food Politics. In "Food Access, Social Policy, and Inequality," Professor Katherine Gutierrez and Professor Usamah Wasif will present their research and engage in a frank conversation about social policy surrounding food access (including […]

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