Special Topics (395-CN-66)

Topic

Food, Communication, and Culture

Instructors

Freda Love Smith

Meeting Info

Online: Thurs 6:15PM - 9:15PM

Overview of class

Food can seem like the most mundane and banal aspect of our everyday lives, but it is much more than the simple sustenance of a meal on the table. In addition to fueling our bodies, it is a powerful form of communication, a means to construct individual identity and to connect with others, and a way to create a shared culture as well as strengthen social ties. Food is also a crucial aspect of modern media production as seen in the explosion of books, magazines, social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok, television programs, and feature films devoted to the subjects of cooking and eating. In this seminar, we will explore multiple aspects of food as communication, with the objective of gaining insights into the powerful and prevalent ways that our relationships with food communicate and negotiate our identities and cultures.

Schedule Note:

This course will meet remotely, with weekly remote synchronous sessions held on the scheduled day.

Class Attributes

Synchronous:Class meets remotely at scheduled time