| Course Title: Advanced Courses in History and Theory: 'Food, Power, and Global Media' |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| Description: Have you ever watched The Great British Bake Off and ordered a pastry? Or put on a mukbang video while eating lunch in the dining hall? Beginning with our everyday habits, this course explores how media shapes our relation to food. The course examines how media informs our knowledge of food production (of plantations and poultry farms), and consumption (through recipe books, delivery apps, or TV shows). The course will look at Indigenous, diasporic, and global cultures of food, while addressing histories of colonialism and food appropriation. Crucially, we will ask how ask food reflects political power as it shapes our experiences of taste, health, and the natural environment even today. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Instructor To Be Announced |
| Noah Tuleja (email: ntuleja@mtholyoke.edu, phone: 0) may also be contacted for registration permissions and registration questions. |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: 8 credits in Film Media Theater. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| FMT0004 | FMT-CR: Critical Studies | This course has been approved to count towards the Film, Media, Theater major in the Critical Studies area. |
| CRPE0001 | CRPE-1: CRPE - Major Pathway/Minor | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE major pathway and the CRPE minor. |
| CRPE0003 | CRPE-3: Critical Social Thought - Major Pathway | This course has been approved to count towards the CRPE Critical Social Thought major pathway. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 0 | Available: 18 | 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. |