ENG 7100 — Expl Food: Lit & Rhetoric
This course explores food as a broad historical category through literary and rhetorical/journalistic texts, applying methodologies of Food Studies, the academic discipline analyzing systems through which food is produced, distributed, purchased, and consumed, the history of food, food as a critical aspect of cultural and individual identities, and food systems and structures. Literary and rhetorical texts will focus on themes of Health, Ethics, and Politics. Students will learn to recognize significant aspects of literary and rhetorical forms including the novel, short stories, poetry, creative nonfiction, journalism, essays, and visual media.