ENGL160A2

ENGL 160A2 explores food writing and its relationship to culture. Exploring food as both personal and cultural symbol, students will develop an appreciation for how food traditions reflect and shape cultural societies and diverse worldview. Course materials will include diverse perspectives with emphasis on marginalized groups such as migrant, incarcerated, and Indigenous food communities. Students will explore their own food memories in reflective writing and storytelling to find connections between personal food histories and social or environmental justice. Using various rhetorical strategies and drawing from research, field study, oral history, and lived experiences/traditional knowledge, students will practice food writing for a variety of audiences in four key genres: recipe card, podcast, food memoir, and manifesto. Workshop and revision will be important aspects of the course.

GE - GEDE (Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis), GE - T1-TRAD (Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures), GEED - BC (Gen Ed: Building Connections)