ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Salirophilia, Neocolonialism, Human Behavior
16 Jan 2019
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What is food: consumption: the process of eating, food is a social phenomenon and a form of material culture (anything made or modified by humans) Food as a culture and identity: everybody eats, what and how we eat can become an expression of our ideas and beliefs. Chocolate, sugar beef, coffee: because we think we need certain commodities it becomes easy to overlook how our consumption habits affect others around the world, or how our habits have global effects. It is difficult for us to change our consumption habits. Expression through food: eating contexts can have social meanings, eg. A cup of coffee -> a first meeting. Food taboos: the deliberate avoidance of a food item for reasons other than simple dislike from food preferences, most relate to animal resources, e. g. Cows - hindu: carnivores eaten in few cultures, almost universal taboo against eating humans, only for ritual purposes including human sacrifice. Understanding food taboos: marvin harris (1978, cultural anthropologist.
