HISC14 Study Guide - Comfort Food, Enclosure, Syphilis
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September 5: introduction to the history of global food-ways. Eating is a human activity necessary for survival and essential to our health. Food as a biologically phenomena and cultural phenomena that changes over time - This means that food as a cultural phenomenon is a marker for ones identity and belonging. See how social hierarchy and class is linked to food ex) high class - lobster/steak/ Food deals with politics ex) obesity world-wide. Food ways: is a noun that is used to denote general food habits of a familial, regional, cultural or either group. Food ways refers to overall patterns of food use, including methods of procurement, preparation, presentation and consumption (how someone can eat food ex) donut vs fish and chips in car). Part 2) the term refers to tangible and intangible and often taken for granted forces that shape how people prepare and serve food, including especially attitudes, customs, traditions and ritualistic protocol.
