Laia Solé Coromina and Arnau Amat share an interdisciplinary approach to addressing food justice as social justice and sustainability education. Solé Coromina and Amat—an artist/art educator, and a biologist/science educator—present their collaborative efforts to integrate arts and science methods in unconventional educational settings in Barcelona, Spain. This holistic approach combines embodied knowledge from the arts with scientific inquiry and can help surface unexamined social and environmental assumptions at the roots of capitalist economic systems. They introduce metabolic rift as a concept for ecological studies and draw inspiration from practices that include sustainable living and gleaning. At a Catalan university, elementary students investigate food sustainability issues through critical thinking essays, art projects, and the development of educational activities. Learners actively engage with food systems by critically examining their own roles and envisioning alternatives to transform these systems. This approach highlights the often-overlooked socioenvironmental injustices within food systems, leading to a more comprehensive student understanding of the relationship between sustainability and social justice issues.

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Food Justice as Social Justice: Making Hidden Socioeconomic Realities Visible Through Arts and Science Education

  • Laia Solé Coromina,
  • Arnau Amat

摘要

Laia Solé Coromina and Arnau Amat share an interdisciplinary approach to addressing food justice as social justice and sustainability education. Solé Coromina and Amat—an artist/art educator, and a biologist/science educator—present their collaborative efforts to integrate arts and science methods in unconventional educational settings in Barcelona, Spain. This holistic approach combines embodied knowledge from the arts with scientific inquiry and can help surface unexamined social and environmental assumptions at the roots of capitalist economic systems. They introduce metabolic rift as a concept for ecological studies and draw inspiration from practices that include sustainable living and gleaning. At a Catalan university, elementary students investigate food sustainability issues through critical thinking essays, art projects, and the development of educational activities. Learners actively engage with food systems by critically examining their own roles and envisioning alternatives to transform these systems. This approach highlights the often-overlooked socioenvironmental injustices within food systems, leading to a more comprehensive student understanding of the relationship between sustainability and social justice issues.