Food has become embedded in the fabric of popular culture due to the rise of technology and social media. However, complex issues such as hunger and food justice, health and obesity, locavorism, biotechnological influences, fair trade, ethical consumption, and sustainability are slowly starting to enter into the larger dialogue about food within the realms of contemporary media outlets. This course will initially examine the role food plays in communication from semiotic and cultural points of view; food as the strategic focus for social, political, and environmental debates; food as culutre; and art as the inspiration for art and media projects that attempt to address these issues. Students will examine and discuss different kinds of food and food advocacy content generators, while reflecting on how to create effective forms of communication for food-related activism.