STGT 122 - Food in Film and Fiction:The First Course

Institution:

Trinity College

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Writer, Adam Gopnik once said this about food in fiction, "There are four kinds of food in books: food that is served by an author to characters who are not expected to taste it; food that is served by an author to characters in order to show who they are; food that an author cooks for characters in order to eat it with them; and, last (and most recent), food that an author cooks for characters but actually serves to the reader." The same can be said for filmic food. This course will highlight and explore the filmic food drawn from an eclectic variety of classic and contemporary works ranging from The Age of Innocence to Ratatouille and The Cook the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover to A Christmas Carol. We will analyze how food functions in, and contributes to both the written story and the film by reviewing a selection of publications and movies. The course is a student -taught course which will be conducted as a pass /fail, lecture/workshop 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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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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