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.
Anthropology of Food
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.
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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