Faculty First Year Seminars 191EW5 - You are What You Eat? : Lookin

Food is a rich and generative signifier as it lends itself to some of our deepest existential questions and most fundamental needs. In a society with immensely complex food systems, and conflicting cultural codes around eating, health, and consumption, this course will take a look at social, cultural, and political aspects of food through short readings, popular culture framings, and comparative global approaches. We shall be participating in an interactive seminar that develops through writing, group work, and active discussions on the current debates and conversations centred around everything food.

Open to first-year students.