ANTH 209
Summer 2026 Part of Term S2
(8 week) Jun 15-Aug 6
Credit: 3 hours.
Introduces students to anthropological approaches to the study of food from socio-cultural, linguistic and archaeological perspectives. Topics include: food in popular culture; food, ethnicity and race; food and immigration; food and religious traditions; food and family; gendered roles in food production; food and national identity; competitive global marketing of food; food, class and status; socio-politics of food in ancient societies; food, ethics and human rights.
This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in
Fall 2022 for: