Food is an essential part of human experience. From childhood on, social interactions, whether within the family or with other groups, provide the context within which the majority of food experiences occur, and as such, is an expression of our cultural and ethnic identity.
A new ACE 9 or CDR E course, offered for the first time this fall, will engage students with a diverse set of foodways right here in the Lincoln community. The course is funded by the Global Experiences and all associated costs will be covered.
Known as ANTH/ GLST/ MODL 214, the course will meet on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:30– 3:20 p.m. and is worth three credit hours. It fulfills ACE 9 OR CDR E requirements.
Over the course of the semester, students will head out into the community for food-centered events like the North 27th Street Food Tour, the Harvest Moon Festival, and many others. You will watch food demonstrations from local chefs, and through it all reflect on your own identity and the way in which different foods you eat have helped shape it.
Food has a rich cultural significance in people’s lives and our food choices and behaviors are influenced not only by our geography, environment, ethnicity, and nationality, but also our preferences, tastes, rituals, traditions, gender, language and class. In addition, economic and environmental factors, globalization, localization, and social movements all affect our access and attitudes toward food.
More details at: https://myworld.unl.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgramAngular&id=12994