Food in American Culture
Course #: AMST 285L
Description:
This course examines the cultural history and meanings of ''American'' foodways at home and abroad from the colonial period to the present. It considers how nation, region, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, global politics, and corporate America affect food production and consumption. It explores how the histories of immigration, industrialization, suburbanization, and globalization have transformed what, how, where, and why Americans eat, as well as how American food is perceived throughout the world.AMST 285L and HIST 285L are the same course.
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