ASCL 70.16 Eat, Drink, Japan: An Interdisciplinary Approach

This course is an interdisciplinary survey of food and beverage in Japan from premodern times to the present. Through lectures, readings, discussions, and films, we will explore the subject from the multiple perspectives of history, culture, and contemporary politics and society. The topics covered will range from food production and consumption to religious and artistic representations and the construction of cultural identities in Japan’s past and present.

Instructor

Ericson

Degree Requirement Attributes

Dist:SOC; WCult:NW

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