ANTB64H3 Midterm: Antb64 Lectures before midterm
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Lecture 1: watch hestons feasts 1x01 (alice in wonderland feast) Involvement with food is not just biologicalit is cultural and social. Kahn discusses how she focuses on food and hunger as cultural constructs materialist approach= searches for casual relships. Locates cause of human beh in food in biological needs mentalist approach- examines (human) food-related beh by classifying and interpreting cognitive conducts of food ie look at the language, rituals and myths surrounding food. Sugar consumption in us is compared to sugar consumption in france. Sugar isn"t just smt that is eaten in us but smt that means smt. Thru the sugar, it is to experience the day, rest, leisure. Ie a couple drinking a milkshake with two straws. So what are the units that distinguish themselves in the system of food? ie brown vs white bread? brown is healthierpreference in taste for white bread. These are two diff unitsone is according to tasteand one is to meaning class.
