ANTH2132 Food for Thought: Anthropological theories of food and eating
Later Year Course
| Offered By | School of Archaeology & Anthropology |
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| Academic Career | Undergraduate |
| Course Subject | Anthropology |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
This course will introduce students to the various ways in which anthropologists have explored food and the practice of eating in a variety of ethnographic contexts and through a multiplicity of theoretical lenses. Topics to be be discussed will include food and identity; food, symbol, mind, meaning and material; food and the Body; food, sex and gender; food and religion; food politics; ethics and moralities of food consumption and avoidance; the social performance of taste and taste; food, senses, migration and memory; food, globalisation, exchange and tourism.
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| Indicative Assessment | Minor essay (1,500 words 15%); major essay (2,500 words 40%); tutorial presentation (20%); tutorial participation (10%); tutorial attendance (5%) |
| Workload | Two hours of lectures and one hour of tutorials per week + 1-3 hours of personal study per week. |
| Areas of Interest | Anthropology and Health, Medicine and the Body |
| Requisite Statement | Two first year courses to the value of 12 units in the Faculty of Arts |
| Preliminary Reading |
Students would benefit from reading the following texts prior to commencing the course: Anderson, E. N. 2005 ‘Introduction: Everyone Eats' in his Everyone Eats: Understanding Food and Culture. New York: New York University Press pp. 1-10. Kittler, P. and K. Sucher 2008 ‘1: Food and Culture' in their Food and Culture 5th ed., CA: Thomson Wadsworth pp. 1-25. Ashkenazi, M. and J. Jacob 2000 ‘Chapter 2: A Framework For Discussion' in their The Essence of Japanese Cuisine: An Essay on Food and Culture Phil: University of Pennsylvania Press pp. 15-36. |
| Majors/Specialisations | Anthropology, Health, Medicine and Body, and Biological Anthropology |
| Academic Contact | Dr Simone Dennis |
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