Module: Gender, Nutrition, and Right to Food (4302-400)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Claudia Bieling (begleitend)

Degree Program:

• Environmental Protection and Agricultural Food Production (from WS 19/20) (Master, since 01.10.2019)
  2. Semester, semi-elective
• Agricultural Sciences in the Tropics and Subtropics (from WS 2019/20 on) (Master, since 01.10.2019)
  2. Semester, elective

Relation to other Modules:

This module links to other modules dealing with food and nutrition security at international or local level, rural development. Related modules that complement the topics addressed in this module are Global Nutrition, Social Conditions of Organic and Sustainable Agriculture, and Ethics of Food and Nutrition Security.

Prerequisites for Attendance:

Acceptance into one of the above programmes

Sprache:

English

ECTS:

7,5 credits

Frequency:

every 2 years

Length of the Module:

4 weeks (block 4)

Compulsory assignment:

Presentation in groups with discussion (30 %), compulsory attendance at exercises and seminar

Final examination:

Written paper in publication format (70 %)

Workload:

35 h presence + 165 h preparation at home = 200 h workload

Professional competences:

After completing this module, students have an understanding of gender concepts and the history and development of various UN Conventions in the context of Gender and the Right to Food. They are aware of women and girls facing specific gender-based risks and that they are especially vulnerable to food insecurity and hunger. Students gain insights into how gender, nutrition and the right to food are linked and have to be considered in a holistic way in order to address structural causes of food and nutrition insecurity. The research project "Gender, Nutrition and the Human Right to Adequate Food" that was carried out between 2011 and 2016, with participation of the UN-Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, Prof. Dr. Olivier de Schutter, FoodFirst Information- and Action-Network (FIAN), members of CEDAW, ICESCR, and IBFAN/GIFA, as well as subsequent research and advocacy, is presented. Further, presenting on case studies based on research undertaken in various regions and by inviting guest speakers from international organisations working on the right to food and related issues, this module enables students to analyse the underlying social, political, economic and cultural conditions that pose gendered barriers to the Right to Food. Linkages are provided to related topics, i.e. sustainable agriculture, food and nutrition security, local food systems, sustainable diets, food sovereignty, sustainable development goals and climate change. Students are finally able to apply a Human Rights approach and rights-based methods in studies of food and nutrition.

Key competences:

By engaging participants in discussions with lecturers and guest speakers, and through a comprehensive group work assignment that includes independent literature research, oral presentation and argumentation in plenary debates, this module further enhances students' communication skills, their intercultural competence, logical and analytical abilities, teamwork capacity, scientific journal-based literature research, (media-supported) presentation skills and organization and time management skills.

Comments:

The module will take place in Summer Semester 2020 during Block 4: 6.7.2020 - 31.7.2020

The number of participants is limited to 20, so please only register if you are sure that you want to do the module. There will be a waiting list if the registration exceeds the number of spaces available.
Both the written paper and the group presentation are connected to the same topic. Participation in both parts is therefore required.
Students are required to participate in group work in order to sit for the exam.

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