ANT 220 - Food and Culture

3 Credit Hours

Cooking food may have been the key step that led us to fully develop as humans. Since that time, humans have created different cultures with distinct ideas about what can and should be eaten; the proper ways to procure, prepare and consume food; and the meanings and functions of their food practices. This course will examine foodways within cultural groups and also explore historical and contemporary food-related issues concerning ethnic and regional identity, immigration, social change and globalization.

Prerequisite(s):

ANT 140

or the instructor’s permission

Semesters Offered: Every other Fall alternate with ANT 210