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RLCL-2394: Tofu to Tikka: Food in Asian History

Description: Exploration of the evolution and alterations of food and cuisines throughout Asian history. Examination of the economic, geographical, political, philosophical/religious, and social underpinnings of food in premodern Asian societies; influence of the Columbian Exchange of Asian and global cuisines; Euro-American imperialism’s impact on food and society in Asia and in the European and American metropoles; emergence of national cuisines in Asia; and Asian food in the post-colonial diaspora.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: HIST-2394

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 1

Average GPA: 2.98 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 8.30%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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