2017-18 Academic Catalog

We may all be what we eat, but we are also where, when, why, with whom, and how we eat. In this class, we will explore patterns of food production, preparation, consumption, availability, and taboos, examining issues like gender, health, and wealth within the historic and geographic context of the ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Literary, art historical, anthropological and archaeological approaches and evidence will be explored in our pursuit of connections between food, drink, and daily life, as we consider how in both the ancient and modern worlds, we ‘are what we eat.’