CULS 320 Food and Culture

This advanced Cultural Studies Seminar is an interdisciplinary investigation into the cultural dimensions of food. Using a variety of theoretical perspectives and models, the course examines issues of gender, ethnicity, class, consumption, agribusiness, global politics, and semiotics while we attempt to understand the complex ways in which social norms, cultural meaning, and economic realities underlie food habits.

Repeatable: N
Formerly 46-3210
HU
Prerequisites CULS 101 Introduction to Cultural Studies or CULS 101H Introduction to Cultural Studies: Honors or PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy or MEDI 201 Culture, Race and Media or MEDI 201H Culture, Race and Media: Honors
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3