Food in Global History

There are three key themes we will study closely in the course: ancient trade contacts, gender-based food marketing and nutritional challenges for low income groups. Each theme though seemingly different will help us to identify different processes of globalization that are sometimes spontaneous and frequently forced. We begin our journey on the Silk Road exploring the bazaars of Central Asia and looking at evolution of cuisine that we still love and enjoy. After that, we look at the growth of baby food and how despite resistance it became a global commodity. Finally, we focus on meals of low-income groups, immigrants in order to look at food insecurity and lack of nutritional choices. The course is divided in three modules, thematically. 

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