Section Info: HIST-239GF-01

Course Title: Topics in Asian History: 'Global Food and Local Tastes in Modern East Asia'
Start Date: 01/23/2023 End Date: 05/08/2023
Term: Spring Semester 2023
Description: This 200-level history seminar studies the changing relationship between people and food on a global scale, but the main regional focus is East Asia. Course materials include but are not limited to the following topics: how does food define and transform social and cultural attitudes and everyday life? What role have governments and markets played in shaping what humans grew in the field? What has impacted local tastes in a given region? How has the emergence of restaurants, fast food, and supermarkets shaped the way humans have thought about food and nutrition? Can you recreate a dish from a recipe?
Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Lan Wu             lwu@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
01/23/2023 - 05/08/2023   Seminar   Monday and Wednesday   10:00AM - 11:15AM   SKNR - Skinner Hall   212   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
All readings are in English. Meets History department's pre-1750 requirement.  
Course Tags        
ASIAN0001   ASIAN: Asian Studies minor   This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor.  
EASIA0001   EASIA: East Asian Studies major   This course has been approved to count towards the East Asian Studies major.  
ENVST-HUM   ENVST-HUM: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Humanities   This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Humanities area.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 18     Enrollment: 17     Available: 1     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.