ANTHRO 2A Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Foie Gras, Veganism, Sauerkraut
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Reliability issues, observation is important, observe how people respond to questions. Marshall mcluhan: you can"t expect a fish to define water. how do you understand world when world is taken for granted. Food important for our identity, for who we are: As part of a community, family, neighborhood, or nation. Issues of morality (vegan), herbivore, form your identity and moral position. Health change, what you eat could possibly kill you. Ireland: great deal of national identity, guinness beer, sense of community and identity. Irish potato famine led to migration, tells about history, attitudes towards irish. French crepes classic part of food identity, for tourists. Korean kimchee peppers from the new world. Food is classified like all aspects of culture. Food includes and excludes, older/younger, gender, either fit or don"t fit category. Anderson: one culture"s choicest delicacy is another culture"s abomination. Morally better, not preference, the value of mine is better than yours .
