Dear GEP-Ed folks, Although this borders on a commercial plug, I think this offer from my friend Frances Moore Lappé will be of broad interest, and so I thought I'd share it.
Lappé, most famously the author of Diet for a Small Planet, has a new book out with co-author Joseph Collins, entitled World Hunger: 10 Myths<http://www.groveatlantic.com/?title=World+Hunger>. It is a full rewrite of their 1998 book, updated to address today's most pressing issues. Lappé is offering to do a Skype visit with any class that adopts the book. For those of you who have heard or seen her speak, you know that she is extraordinarily warm and engaging and delights in her interactions with students and faculty. Lappé has offered to waive her usual honorarium for anyone who adopts the book and wants to arrange a Skype call. My school enjoyed a multi-day visit by Lappé last fall, and our students were deeply moved by their interactions with her. I will be using the book in my entry-level undergraduate course "Introduction to Food & Society" and I think it is a good fit for undergraduate courses on global food systems or GEP courses that are heavy on food systems content. The book is written for a popular audience but is thoroughly cited and referenced and thus appropriate for use in an academic setting. Here's an excerpt from a review: "Chapter by chapter, Frances Moore Lappé and [Joseph Collins] demolish the myths that have long prevented us from addressing hunger, and examine the policies that keep people from feeding themselves . . . The premise of the book is this: How we think about hunger impedes our actions towards ending it. Indeed, some of the most compelling arguments made in the book outline how actions that were supposedly designed to help . . . have actually exacerbated the problem . . . Ultimately, the book's strength is in the clarity of its message. World Hunger is concise, straightforward, hard-hitting . . . Lappé and her co-authors don't just bust long-standing myths and preempt counter-arguments with an armory of research, they build enough nuance into their narrative to provoke you into questioning your own personal beliefs about hunger. And then they tell you what you can do about it. When it comes down to it, that is where its power lies: World Hunger is a manifesto for change, and its call to action has never been more urgent." (Amrita Gupta, Policy Innovations) Anyone adopting the book can reach out directly to Ashley Higgs at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> to schedule a classroom Skype call with Lappé. Hope this is helpful and apologies for cross-listings. All best, Rich -- Richard L. Wallace Professor and Chair of Environmental Studies Ursinus College 601 East Main Street Collegeville, PA 19426 USA (610) 409-3730 (610) 409-3660 fax [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://www.ursinus.edu/live/profiles/103-richard-wallace and Educator-in-Residence Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative Jackson, WY www.nrccooperative.org<http://www.nrccooperative.org> P Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
