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The Anthropology of Food

The Anthropology of Food

The Anthropology of Food

Every human eats, and yet the styles and meaning of sharing food and drink together vary enormously across cultures. This course introduces students to anthropological approaches to cooking, feasting, fasting, the politics of obesity, and the cultures of fast, slow, artisanal, local and global foods.

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Literature, Science, & Arts » Anthropology
Course Number(s) UM Course ID Academic Level Credits Sustainability Category*
ANTHRCUL 254 047116 Undergraduate 4 Sustainability-Inclusive

* A course is defined as sustainability-focused if the course title or description points to an explicit focus on sustainability. Sustainability-inclusive courses are those in which sustainability is clearly included in the course content.

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