| 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 |
| 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.   |