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Topics in Food History

Course #: HIST 684

Description:
This course examines different topics related to the history of food. The place and time period covered in the course may vary according to the instructor. Students will examine themes related to the production, distribution, and consumption of food and explore how these practices have shaped local, regional, and global cultures, economies, and politics. Students will gain better understanding of why the study of food matters to historians, providing insight into the global impacts of migration, cultural exchange, industrialization, trade, and empire as well as more interpersonal dynamics of family; community; and the production or deconstruction of racial, class, gender, ethnic, national, and sexual identities.

Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: Graduate degree student

Offered in:

2024 Fall

Section Class Number Schedule/Time Instructor Location
01 10197
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Miller,Bonnie M On-line course
Session: Regular
Class Dates: 09/03/2024 - 12/13/2024
Capacity: 20
Enrolled: 11
Status: Open
Credits: 3/3
Class Notes:
Pre Requisites: Pre-requisite: Graduate degree student
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