Hutton Honors College

What's for Dinner?
The Personal and Political Implications
of Our Food Choices

Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 * 7-8:30 p.m. * Harlos House, 1331 E. Tenth St. * SIGN-UP REQUIRED
Refreshments Provided!

No, we won't actually be serving you dinner at this program; but we do invite you to join IU professors Christine Barbour and Peter Todd for an exploration (that will include food!) of why we choose to eat what we do and what the consequences are for ourselves and the planet. What do we, and what don't we, take into account when deciding what to eat? What effect does plate size have on your waist size? What are the political implications of eating fast food or slow food, local food or food that has more mileage than your car? Where did that banana come from?

Barbour, a member of the faculty of the Department of Political Science who has taught and written about American politics, is also a food writer and co-director of Slow Food Bloomington. This semester she is teaching an HHC seminar on The Politics of Food. Todd is a professor of informatics, cognitive science, and psychological and brain sciences. His research interests include evolutionary psychology (mate and food choices) and the interaction between decision-making and decision environments. He is teaching an honors course called Food for Thought: The Cognitive Science of Eating.

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