Spring 2027

Food in Asia, Asia in Food

Interdisciplinary examination of foodways and food cultures in East, Southeast Asia, and global Asian diasporas to develop critical understanding of Asian societies.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Heangjin Park

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe the social, cultural, economic, religious, and political backgrounds behind various Asian foods and foodways.

  • Articulate conceptual analysis on Asian foods and foodways in Humanities and Social Science literature.

  • Explain how global capitalism and geopolitical dynamics shape food practices, cultures, and discourses across Asia.

  • Conduct ethnographic observation and interviews on Asian foods and foodways.

  • Reflect on one's sociocultural, economic, and political milieu through food and foodways.

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ASIAN 388

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Student experience

the class

Examines the foodways and food cultures of East, Southeast, and Southeast Asia and global Asian diasporic communities from an interdisciplinary perspective. Develop a critical understanding of Asian societies and communities in Asia and elsewhere through careful observation, analysis, and reflection on "Asian" food.

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Topics

  • Foodways and food cultures of East and Southeast Asia
  • Global Asian diasporic communities
  • Global capitalism and geopolitical dynamics shaping food practices
  • Social, cultural, economic, religious, and political backgrounds of Asian foods

Skills

  • Describe social, cultural, economic, religious, and political backgrounds of Asian foods
  • Articulate conceptual analysis of Asian foods in Humanities and Social Science literature
  • Explain how global capitalism and geopolitical dynamics shape food practices
  • Conduct ethnographic observation and interviews on Asian foods
  • Reflect on sociocultural, economic, and political milieu through food

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ASIAN 388 · Spring 2027

Food in Asia, Asia in Food

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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