FOODWAYS

GEN&WS 472

Approaches human relationships with food from micro to macro levels. Considers personal and interpersonal relationships with food, examining the social, cultural, and political meanings of food at various intersections of identity (gender, race, class, ability, age, etc.), and within different institutions such as family, education, and religion. Asks questions about personal/individual responsibility in relation to food, and the role of communities, municipalities, governments, and global entities in determining what people eat and how. Explores the gendered, raced, and classed politics of food systems; questions of sovereignty, sustainability, access, regulation, dissemination, and policy making. Examines the cultural, ecological, and economic implications of the ways food is perceived, produced, and consumed across cultures.

FOLKLORE 415

Exploration of various topics in the study of folklore, folklife, myth, foodways, or music.

FOLKLORE 215

Exploration of various topics in the study of folklore, folklife, myth, foodways, or music.

FOLKLORE 100

Surveys folklore in the United States and around the world, with a comparative emphasis on ways in which individuals and groups use beliefs, songs, stories, sayings, dances, festivals, and artifacts to address issues of identity, authenticity, and authority, in complex societies.

FOLKLORE 315

Exploration of various topics in the study of folklore, folklife, myth, foodways, or music.