Lecture
Language & Food
Course and term details
- Sequence
- 08A
- Part of term
- 1
- Term
- Fall 2026
- Delivery
- Traditional
- Delivery code
- TR
- Linked section
- No
- Open section
- Yes
Fall 2026
STEP1000 CRN 13135Language & Food
LectureMainHand, Mollie RMon Wed Fri 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
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Schedule
Mon, Wed, Fri
10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Education Annex 215
08/31/2026 – 12/11/2026
Meeting type
Class · LEC
Faculty
Hand, Mollie RPrimary
mhand4@uwyo.edu
Seats
8
open of 10 seats
Enrollment and waitlist
- Enrollment
- 2
- Maximum enrollment
- 10
- Seats available
- 8
- Wait capacity
- 0
- Wait count
- 0
- Wait seats available
- 0
Course description
Have you ever been curious about the cultures that underlie your passions? In this class, we will study the world around you and the cultures that make up our play, work, relationships, and sense of self. Whatever your passions are - stories, natural environment, activism, food, film, or history - you can find a place for it in Culture & Community. The course will begin with an exploration of pressing topics, then transition into researching contemporary issues and problems-largely be determined by student interest. Our course will culminate with individual multi-modal research projects where you put your cultural literacy and research skills to the test.
Credits
3
3
All credit fields
- Credit range
- 3
Section information
**Please note: This class has ENGL 1010-36A (MWF 9:00-9:50) as a co-requisite.** This course explores how humans create meaning through food, language, and culture across global contexts. How does culture influence eating habits? What can the language of menus, advertising, and reviews reveal about identity and audience? Beginning with everyday food experiences, students examine how meaning is constructed through language using insights from The Language of Food. The course then expands to global perspectives, including an exploration of Indonesian foodways and Balinese gamelan as systems of shared meaning. Finally, students investigate modern food systems through The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Through recipe trials, international conversation partners, and ethnographic fieldwork, students learn to analyze how food both reflects and shapes culture, communication, and community.
Attributes
1
U5H · USP15-H Human Culture
Full attribute list
- U5H
USP15-H Human Culture
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