Minor in the Anthropology of Food

Students on Summer 2018, Fall 2018, or Spring 2019 requirements FOODMIN

The minor in the anthropology of food offers students the opportunity to explore the ways in which food relates to culture and society, economics, globalization, identity, health, and history. Anthropology faculty teach courses that specifically target food and food systems around the world using ethnographic, bioanthropological, archaeological, and linguistic methods and data. The department offers courses concerning the global trade in food products, famine, attitudes about eating and food preparation, ceremonial and symbolic aspects of food production and preparation, and perspectives on food and health in both modern and ancient human populations.

Requirements

The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Anthropology Core. One (1) course:
- ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
- ANTH-E 200 Social and Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture
- ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
Credits
4
Prerequisites
None
Description
Introduction to the natural history of humans (Homo sapiens). Includes coverage of evolutionary theory and its relevance for understanding contemporary human biology, genetics and inheritance, description and analysis of human biological variation and adaptation, human-environment biocultural interactions, similarities and differences between humans and non-human primates, and the fossil record for primate and human evolution.
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ANTH-E 200 Social and Cultural Anthropology
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
An introduction to social-cultural anthropology\'s history, theories, and analytical approaches to cross-cultural analysis. Covers foundational concepts and ethnographic methods used to understand current issues such as race and racism, ethnicity and nationalism, class and inequality, gender, family and kinship, religion, and people\'s relationship to the environment.
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ANTH-L 200 Language and Culture
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
An introduction to the field of linguistic anthropology, the social scientific study of language. Examines how languages reflect cultures, how language use reproduces culture(s), how linguistic categories relate to categories of thought, and how linguistic variation both reflects and shapes social categories such as gender, class, race, and ethnicity.
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ANTH-P 200 Introduction to Archaeology
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Introduction to the goals, methods, and theories that archaeologists use to learn about the past. The pursuit and interpretation of archaeological evidence are explored by reviewing case studies from across the globe and diverse time periods. Topics include food and subsistence, culture change, social life, political economies, and archaeological ethics.
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Anthropology of Food. One (1) course:
- ANTH-A 221 Anthropology of Food
- Another food-related Anthropology course at the 200 level or above
ANTH-A 221 Anthropology of Food
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
In this course we will examine, across space and time, the significance and meaning of food, its production and consumption in human culture and society. Ideas and practices concerning food are deeply held markers of who we are and how we define ourselves.
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Advanced Anthropology of Food Electives. Three (3) courses and nine (9) credit hours:
- ANTH-B 400 Undergraduate Seminar
- ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups
- ANTH-E 302 Ethnographic Methods
- ANTH-E 337 Food, Sex and Gender
- ANTH-E 366 Commodities and Culture
- ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar
- ANTH-E 426 Coffee Culture, Production, and Markets
- ANTH-E 434 Food Communication and Performance
- ANTH-E 485 Art and Craft of Ethnography
- ANTH-L 400 Topical Seminar in the Ethnography of Communication
- ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
- ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
- ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar (approved topics only; see academic advisor)
- ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
- ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology
- Up to 3 total credit hours of the following:
  - ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum
  - ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology
  - ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology
  - ANTH-X 479 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology
  - ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology
ANTH-B 400 Undergraduate Seminar

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Selected topics in bioanthropology. Analysis of research. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topic varies.
Repeatability
May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

ANTH-E 300 Culture Areas and Ethnic Groups

Credits
1–3 credit hours
Prerequisites
None
Description
An ethnographic survey of a selected culture area or ethnic group.
Repeatability
May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH-E 302 Ethnographic Methods
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Students learn the approaches and methods of ethnography by conducting their own hands-on field research projects in and around the community. Students complete a series of ethnographic lab assignments on participant observation, mapping and visual technologies, interviewing, and writing up research findings.
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ANTH-E 337 Food, Sex and Gender
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Studies a range of people and places--from cave dwellers to reality TV, New Guinea to New York. Explores how food reflects and creates gender and promotes and expresses sexuality. Readings from many disciplines will foster wide ranging and lively discussion.
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ANTH-E 366 Commodities and Culture

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Considers the complex connections between commodities, \"sustainable\" trade, and culture, especially for agricultural commodities. Drawing from work in anthropology and real-world case studies, asks: What makes something a commodity? What is the \"right\" way to farm, to trade, and to eat? Who decides, and why?

ANTH-E 400 Undergraduate Seminar

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Intensive examination of selected topics in anthropology. Emphasis on analytic investigation and critical discussion. Topics vary.
Repeatability
May be taken with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.

ANTH-E 426 Coffee Culture, Production, and Markets

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Considers diverse expressions of "coffee culture" in production, markets, and consumption patterns. Explores the history of coffee production and trade, coffee's impact on international relations, and its implications for environmental changes, social justice, and economic development. Also studies local meanings of coffee and its consumption.
ANTH-E 434 Food Communication and Performance
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Investigates food as a cultural and communicative device: how it functions in language, icons, ideologies, and power systems. Focuses on contemporary uses of and attitudes about food in daily use in lore, rituals, spectacles, festivals, and popular movements.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of ANTH-E 434 and CMCL-C 433.
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ANTH-E 485 Art and Craft of Ethnography
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Ethnography is the defining core of social and cultural anthropology; field research is at the heart of ethnography. The definition and purpose of ethnography, the role of ethnographer, voice, ethics, and modes of presentation, standards, craft, art, and evaluation are examined through specific cases and exemplary ethnographies.
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ANTH-L 400 Topical Seminar in the Ethnography of Communication

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Current issues in linguistic anthropology, designed to acquaint the student with readings and points of view not covered in the introductory courses. Topics such as languages of the world, variation in language, problems in linguistic structure, and culture and communication. Topic varies.
Repeatability
May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
ANTH-P 375 Food in the Ancient World
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Examines the theoretical and methodological tools that archaeologists use to study food and foodways in ancient societies from a global anthropological perspective. Reveals how studying food and ancient foodways helps anthropologists gain insight into the economic, historic, and political realities of past peoples.
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ANTH-P 380 Prehistoric Diet and Nutrition
Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
How the long-term history of human diet has influenced our genetic, physiological, cultural, and socioeconomic development. Evolutionary and ecological perspectives on modern human diet and nutrition, including survey of modern human and nonhuman primate diets and the record of prehistoric human diet and methods of dietary reconstruction.
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ANTH-P 399 Undergraduate Seminar

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Intensive examination of selected topics in archaeology. Development of skills in analysis and criticism. Topics vary.
Repeatability
May be taken with different topics for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
ANTH-P 425 Faunal Osteology
Credits
5
Prerequisites
None
Description
Lecture and laboratory introduction to the preparation, collection, identification, and interpretation of faunal specimens from archaeological sites. Also includes an introduction to forensic identifications and to zooarchaeological literature.
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ANTH-P 426 Problems in Zooarchaeology

Credits
3
Prerequisites
None
Description
Students learn how to choose appropriate research designs for the interpretation of animal remains from archaeological sites, through readings, discussions, and laboratory analyses. Coursework will focus on literature review, field identification, lab methodology, quantification, preparing collections, curation, and report preparation.

ANTH-X 476 Museum Practicum

Credits
1–8 credit hours
Prerequisites
ANTH-A 403, ANTH-A 405, or consent of instructor
Description
Independent work of student's choice in one aspect of the field of museum work. Relevant readings required.
Repeatability
May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-X 476.

ANTH-X 477 Fieldwork in Anthropology

Credits
1–8 credit hours
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
Fieldwork in anthropology carried out by the student in consultation with faculty members.
Repeatability
May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-X 477.

ANTH-X 478 Practicum in Anthropology

Credits
1–8 credit hours
Prerequisites
Consent of chairperson
Description
Supervised work of an anthropological nature arranged through an outside agency or institution, such as an internship, apprenticeship, or volunteer work at a governmental office, zoo, or archaeological site. One credit hour per 45 hours or one full-time week of activity.
Repeatability
May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credit hours in ANTH-A 496 and ANTH-X 478.

ANTH-X 479 Fieldwork in Bioanthropology

Credits
1–8 credit hours
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
Fieldwork involving the collection and analysis of biological or biosocial data on prehistoric and contemporary human populations. The materials or data may be paleontological, archaeological, physiological, or ecological in nature. 1 credit hour per full week of fieldwork.
Repeatability
Credit given for only one of ANTH-B 405 or ANTH-X 479.

ANTH-X 490 Individual Readings in Anthropology

Credits
1–4 credit hours
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
None
Repeatability
May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.