Food For Thought: Consumption and Contemporary Culture

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We know that food is an integral part of our lives as we know that what we (choose to, like to, and are compelled to) eat is a fundamental element of who we are. We rarely stop to consider, however, the ramifications of these choices around these most elemental of rituals. Food studies orients us towards the seriousness of questions around what we eat, with whom, and under what circumstances. Through an analysis of literature, cinema, and critical scholarship, in this course we will consider questions of choice, equity, displacement, and deprivation that surface prominently in our practices around consumption.