Food & Empire
Course #: HIST 150, Class #: 7045, Section #: 01
Description
This course surveys the history of food and empire since 1500. Food literally connects our bodies to global history: what we eat now - and why we eat it - result from centuries of unequal economic, political, and cultural interactions. Food also symbolizes the power relations that have shaped human identities, diets, and health over the last 500 years. Using scholarly writings, fiction, film, and field trips in the Boston area, we will explore how histories of empire and globalization have shaped contemporary foodways and the global politics of food provisioning today.
Course Details
Date / Time
1/26/26 - 5/13/26
TuTh 12:30p.m. – 1:45p.m.
Location
University Hall Y02-2110
Credits
3
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Dates
1/26/2026 - 5/13/2026
Location
University Hall Y02-2110
Enrolled / Capacity
80 / 80
Status
Closed