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HI 237X - Food and Hunger in History

Instructor: Col. Koons
Location: Scott Shipp Hall 502
Date/Time: 9:45 a.m.
Credit Hours: 3

This course explores themes and issues relating to social and cultural dimensions of food and hunger in past times. The course ranges widely across time and space and adopts an explicitly comparative approach. Topics examined include the transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture, the historical development of food production and distribution systems, the emergence of staple crops as commodities, and the causes and consequences of food shortages. Prerequisite(s): The course is open to students of all majors who have passed both semesters of World History (HI 103*  and HI 104 (S1) ).  Civilizations & Cultures (X)