ANT 233 - Food and Culture

This course focuses on food as an essential and central part of human experience. We will examine the anthropology of food and food habits, including an evolutionary-ecological perspective, the reconstruction of past human diets from archaeological evidence, and a cross-cultural examination of the diversity of human food preferences and avoidances. An important goal of the course will be to try to understand and appreciate cultural differences in food habits from both an ecological and a societal point of view.

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Credits: 3

Meets the Following Core Requirement: Socio-cultural Analysis
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Course Type: Anthropology