Hispanic Culture Through Food

3 units

Hispanic Culture through Food presents food as a cultural phenomenon that bridges different language communities. The course revises a public service announcement shown during Saturday-morning cartoons in the U.S. in the early 1980s that proclaimed, You really are what you eat! (or as given in Spanish, ¡Realmente eres lo que comes!) and instead asks ¿Eres lo que comes? or rather, You really are what you eat? The axiom's often surprising and unexpected meanings will be explored via readings, poems, music, recipes, and short videos that present food culture in major Spanish-speaking contexts and countries. The class will be taught entirely in English.