FYW-1150 Sugar and Spice

Imagine your day without sugar and spice. Unsweetened cappuccino? Cinnamon-free apple pie? This seminar traces the history of the globalization/localization of food. By considering the networks that connect Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean, students will study and write about the movement of goods and people that shape our social and culinary worlds. What are we eating and why? Through a series of guided writing assignments, peer critiques, and individual writing consultations, students will develop writing skills appropriate for college-level work. Tastings included! 4 credits.