Food, Gender, and Race (=LAS 260)

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This interdisciplinary course explores how gender and race are experienced, defined, challenged, and expressed through and in relation to food across the Americas. We will engage with literature from anthropology, feminist food studies, Black Studies and Latin American Studies and engage with topics such as: how appetites are marked by gender and race, how cooking has served as a medium of female oppression and empowerment, and how food has nurtured racial justice movements in ways that have been under-acknowledged. Satisfies Africana Studies major and minor requirement. Satisfies Cultural Diversity requirement.