Meets with RCHUMS 333 (Home department)

Porcelain from China, known as "white gold", was so valuable that European rulers kidnapped and place people on house arrest to be able to make it themselves. Ancient Egyptians buried their dead with not only food, but also miniature breweries and bakeries to enjoy in the afterlife. Drinking alcohol was such an integral part of Ottoman society that there is an entire genre of drinking party images (işretname). This seminar will discuss objects and images about food and feasting from around the globe from antiquity to the present. This seminar will discuss objects and images about food and feasting from around the globe from antiquity to the present. What did people eat? What do these food habits tell us about their social structures and anxieties? Rituals? Religions? How did the introduction of new foods change society's approaches to consumption?

HISTART Concentration Distributions: Transregional and Transhistorical