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Class number:
2829
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Title: Food in Ital His Soc Art |
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Department: Language and Culture Studies |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Lecture |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 19 |
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Current enrollment: 14 |
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Available seats: 5 |
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Start date: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 |
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End date: Friday, May 12, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 1:30PM-2:45PM, SH - N128 |
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Instructor(s): Del Puppo, Dario |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities and Global Requirements |
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Note: Seat Reservations: 5 for freshmen, 5 for sophomores and 5 for juniors across ITAL and LACS. |
Course Description:
The saying, “A tavola non s’invecchia” (“One does not age at the supper table”), expresses the importance of food and eating for Italians. In this course, we will examine the relationship between food and culture in Italy, from the Romans to the present, through a variety of readings and tasting experiences. Topics include: the importing and exporting of different foods in antiquity as an instance of cultural and economic exchange; medieval beliefs about intellectual and physical aptitudes associated with diet; the representation of food in art, literature, and cinema; regional cuisines and cultural identities; and the language of food. We will also discuss Italian and Italian-American cuisine as the reflection of related, yet very different, cultures. (Listed as both LACS 274 and ITAL 274.) |