Food, Culture, and Society credit:

3 Hours

Introduces students to anthropological approaches to the study of food from socio-cultural, linguistic and archaeological perspectives. Topics include: food in popular culture; food, ethnicity and race; food and immigration; food and religious traditions; food and family; gendered roles in food production; food and national identity; competitive global marketing of food; food, class and status; socio-politics of food in ancient societies; food, ethics and human rights. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci Cultural Studies - Western