ENGL 274 - In Good Taste:Literature and Culinary Culture

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

The representation of food in literature often serves as a highly effective way in which to represent, in concrete and compelling terms, specific ideals and social problems, such as the role of the sacred in everyday life; developing definitions of "civilized" behavior and the idea of "good taste"; and issues of national, class, and ethnic identity. We will survey a range of poems, plays, novels, memoirs, cookbooks, and films that provide insight into the relationship of food, literature, community, and cultural identity. This course satisfies the requirement of a course emphasizing cultural contex 1.00 units, Lecture

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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