Amanda Shankland is a PhD Candidate in the department of political science at Carleton University with specializations in Comparative Politics and International Relations. She holds a Masters’ degree in Public Policy and Administration and a BA hon. in Arts and Contemporary Studies, from Toronto Metropolitan University. Some of her areas of expertise include social ecology, environmental discourse, agriculture, and food politics. Shankland teaches courses at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. She is currently completing her dissertation and writes extensively on the social, cultural, and environmental consequences of our modern food system. She has written poetry and short stories since she was a youth growing up in beautiful British Colombia. Her creative works are often inspired by her passion for nature. Today, she lives on the unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabe (in what is now known as Ottawa).