GAST 5302 - Gastronomy and Communication

This course will focus on the concept of food and drink as a means of communication, explore the use of food and drink in literature and visual media, and encourage students to express ideas opinions and evaluations relating to food and drink. The following areas will be covered: semiotics of food; meanings of food and drink in daily life; meanings of food and drink in ritual and tradition; researching food and drink through written sources and via the internet; recipe writing and editing; writing about food and drink; restaurant reviewing and criticism; food and drink in fiction, in art and in film; food and wine television.