ANTH 270: Anthropology of Food

Course Description

The goal of this course is to introduce students to basic food theory and food practices across the world. How do ideas and practices of food and eating relate to such topics as taboo, gender, bodies, religion, kinship, and hierarchy? How are the foods people eat meaningful across multiple cultural contexts? In this course, students will develop and practice basic methodologies for food oriented ethnography including interviews and participant observation. They will also engage cultural politics of food by examining how food intersects with nation building, global networks of food production and consumption, alternative food movements, and sustainability. (OC)