The uneven global geographies of food: food cultures, knowledges and futures
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Online
This lecture uses food as a lens through which to explore wider issues relating to Globalisation, global connections and their uneven geographies. It will examine the ways in which food reflects and shapes unequal experiences of globalisation, both historically and in the contemporary moment. It will also discuss some of the ways in which the commodification and consumption of food in contemporary ‘Global Cities’ such as London is closely bound up with historical and contemporary experiences of colonialism and other forms of oppression, drawing attention to debates surrounding food and global (in)justice. Finally, the lecture will explore some of the contemporary debates surrounding food and the possibilities of more sustainable and just global futures.
This lecture is a taster session for the BA Human Geography programme at Birkbeck. It showcases the programme by exploring how we can apply geographical knowledge to understand the interrelations between urban food systems, colonialism and globalization.
This event is open to all interests and aimed at offer holders and potential applicants for the Human Geography programme.
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Geography
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Dr Olivia Sheringham
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Olivia Sheringham is a Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at Birkbeck. Her research interests and expertise span home, migration and belonging in urban contexts; cultural diversity and geographies of encounter; religion and migration; and creative and collaborative practice. She teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules in Human Geography, and convenes the module Globalisation in the Contemporary world.