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Food studies

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  1. Colombian Exchange https://www.ncpedia.org/anchor/columbian-exchange
  2. food in the Roman World
    https://www.ancient.eu/article/684/food-in-the-roman-world/

Harrari – Chapter 3 “A Day in the Life of Adam and Eve” and Chapter 5 “History’s Biggest Fraud”.
Cuisine and Empire- You have to read ONLY Pages 45-48 in the attached PDF document, the title “Maize Cuisines of Mesoamerica”.

Make sure you use proper citations for quotes from readings, if you use any! Make judicious use of citations (i.e keep them to the minimum needed, and focus on your own analysis using your own words).
Please answer these 6 questions (please answer each separately, like in this list of questions):

  1. How does Belasco define “cuisine”? Give one example of a national cuisine and describe it in-depth using this definition. (250 words)
  2. How can one define “culture”? Can you give examples of what constitutes culture, using this definition? (250 words)
  3. According the Yuval Harari, the agricultural revolution is “history’s biggest fraud”. Debate arguments for and against this statement. Give examples to support your answer. (250-500 words)
  4. Define any three of the following five terms (200 words each). Make sure you provide examples to support/illustrate your definition.
  • Identity
    -Imagined community
  • Orientalism
  • Columbian Exchange
  • Luxury Trap
  1. In the Belasco article, an Oreo Cookie is “read” to analyze some of the cultural messages carried by a food product (page 23). Can you similarly analyze a food product of your choice for its cultural messaging? (250-500 words)
  2. How is food be an agent or expression of group power in societies?

Give two concrete examples of the cultural power of food from either Ancient Roman, Aztec or Post-Columbus eras cuisine to support your reasoning. (250-500 words)

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