ILAC278A
Senior Seminar: Food Studies
Iberian and Latin American Cultures
H&S - Humanities & Sciences
Course Description
This transhistorical research seminar introduces students to the field of food studies while examining Iberian cultures from the Middle Ages to the present. Topics addressed include culture and authenticity, food and the performance of religious identity, maritime expansion, contemporary fishing treaties, agriculture in the medieval Muslim world, contemporary racial violence, monastic life, the Spanish Civil War, and more. Most weeks students will prepare and taste iconic culinary treats. In Spanish. This course must be taken for a minimum of 3 units and a letter grade to be eligible for Ways credit. Section participation for students enrolled for 4-5 units.
Grading Basis
ROP - Letter or Credit/No Credit
Min
3
Max
5
Course Repeatable for Degree Credit?
No
Course Component
Discussion
Enrollment Optional?
No
Course Component
Seminar
Enrollment Optional?
No
This course has been approved for the following WAYS
Aesthetic and Interpretive Inquiry (AII), Exploring Difference and Power (EDP)
Does this course satisfy the University Language Requirement?
No
Programs
ILAC278A
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