ANT 295-02 - Special Topic: Archaeology of Food and Foodways

4 credits (Spring)

All humans eat, but what we eat, with whom, when, how, and where are deeply embedded in our social and cultural conceptualizations of food and personhood. Much of what archaeologists discover is connected to food in some way, because food plays such a central role in human life. Students will learn about food practices in the past and present, and how food and food related practices are connected to many different aspects of life, including how we create community, memory, and identity, but also how we maintain relationships, create social differences, and negotiate hierarchies.

Prerequisite: ANT 104 with grade S, C, or better.
Instructor: Erftenbeck