Anthropology of Food

ANTHRO XL 133F

This course covers the production, consumption and distribution of food, with particular emphasis on culture of food. Explore the ecological history, class, poverty, hunger, ethnicity, nationalism, capitalism, gender, race and sexuality of food and how it shapes identities, desires and needs in our contemporary world. Transferable for UC credit.

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Spring
Online
Starting at $688.00
As few as 11 weeks
4.0

What you can learn.

  • Understand how cultural factors affect the production, consumption, and distribution of food
  • Understand how food shapes identities, desires, and needs in the contemporary world
  • Analyze food's relationship to economic, cultural, and political factors

About this course:

This course covers the production, consumption and distribution of food, with particular emphasis on culture of food. Explore the ecological history, class, poverty, hunger, ethnicity, nationalism, capitalism, gender, race and sexuality of food and how it shapes identities, desires and needs in our contemporary world. Transferable for UC credit.

Spring 2024 Schedule

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$688.00
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Notes

Midterm and final exams are proctored online; additional requirements include microphone, headphones/speakers and webcam. Enrollment limited to 25 students. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 05, 2024
Course Requirements
Book: FAT : THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF AN OBSESSION by KULICK, DON AND MENELEY, ANNE

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