ANTH 241Food and Culture
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Anthropology
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
The course addresses the topic of food from an anthropological perspective. It examines how the acquisition of food has shaped human biology and forms of social organization. Topics examined include the relationship of food to colonialism, political economy, ritual, and taboo. Students will learn about the practice of anthropological fieldwork, including ethnography. They will develop an ability to articulate ethical concerns as they pertain to anthropological research and public engagement, grow their oral and written communication skills, and learn to critically evaluate different methodologies.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Winter 2027 sections
| Section | Class | Enrolled | Meets |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | 7934 | 0 / 30 | TTh 16:00–17:20 |
| LEC 701 | 8133 | 42 / 9999 | Online or by arrangement |
Reviewed on UW Flow
100% liked it66% easy66% useful
From 11 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
I took this course as a List C CSE, and I loved it! I always looked forward to the class and the readings as a break from my technical 4A chemical engineering courses. The readings were all intriguing and surprisingly insightful. As a food enthusiast, I found myself making connections between the readings from this course and my own life all the time. I would highly recommend this course to any foodies out there. The workload from this course wasn't too demanding either, although it's not the most bird elective you could take. We had weekly analytic commentaries on our readings, which are essentially short analyses. We also had two in-class exams (MC and essay portion) around midterm and…
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Loved the professor for this course and had a great time learning about the subjects. Wasn't too hard.
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This course is super easy. It's a bunch of weekly quizzes (open book) where some can be dropped, a summary of one page or less every 2 weeks, and a final paper worth about 45%.
This class is very take what you want get out of it. There are a lot of group discussions and documentaries that expose you to different cultures and perspectives on ways/things you eat.May 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
Super fun class, decent amount of reading for the weekly quizzes however you get to do a creative project at the end
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This was such a great course! Dr. Linton is so great, her lectures are engaging and interesting, her marking is fair, and the grade scheme makes it easy to succeed while still learning a lot about the food systems around us.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
11 posts and comments in 8 threads mention ANTH 241, October 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2023
Now that the term is over, is there any course you enjoyed attending this term? 26 points, 52 comments
u/sharon_2244: “Anth 241 with dr Linton was delightful and Smf 204 with dr Rodrigue was really good!”
Fun electives 5 points, 16 comments
“What are some of the most fun/ interesting elective courses you’ve taken at uw?”
u/sharon_2244: “ANTH 241, food as culture. Super great prof and interesting course!”
Spring 2021
Help: Course Descriptions 4 points, 5 comments
u/wallflower890: “Can anyone speak on their experience with any of the following courses: Soc 229 Anth 106 Anth 241 I’m looking for relatively easy (and interesting) social science courses to fill breadth requirements. If you have any other suggestions, feel free to share :) Thanks!”
u/Lil-Shiro: “ANTH 241: Had it with Adrienne Lo spring 2020, honestly very interesting course, especially if you’re a big foodie. For example, we learned about the the cultural significance of ramen and Korean army stew. Moderate amount of readings, she did live lectures. …”
Winter 2020
Bird courses Spring 2020 1 point, 4 comments
“Anyone taking any bird classes next term? What are they?!”
u/FloppySloppy: “HIST 205 History of Western Sport ANTH 241 Food as Culture”
anyone who took ANTH204, ANTH222, or ANTH241, what'd you think? 3 points, 2 comments
u/-just_wanna_die-: “how was the course in terms of content, density of course, profs, exam, etc.”
Bird courses for Spring term? 9 points, 1 comment
u/FloppySloppy: “… So far I’m enrolled in: ANTH 241 Food as Culture GER 271 German Culture: Objects HIST 205 History of Western Sport PHIL 324 Social and Political Philosophy RS 110 Religions of the West”
u/broccolipizza: “I'm also curious about ANTH 241. Other courses that seem interesting: ENVS 205 - Sustainable Future, PSYCH 236 - Psychology of Human Sexuality, ENGL 306A - Intro to linguistics, ENGL108P - Popular Potter”
Fall 2017
PSA: UWCourseLinker back up, disabled by default, call with [[course code]] 39 points, 31 comments
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