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Experiencing Foodscapes: Italy & Spain (EURO30007)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5Not available in 2019
Overview
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Italy and Spain are undoubtedly the culinary epicentres of Southern Europe with food cultures that have intersected repeatedly since Ancient times. In this two-week intensive in-country subject students will learn about the centrality of eating to Italian and Spanish ways of life and consider the relationship between identity, place and food. Through a series of programmed food activities students will explore different facets of Italian and Spanish culinary traditions, from handling food as a material object to understanding its place in a sociocultural context. Students will experience firsthand two of the most important food trends in Italy and Spain and understand how in the absence of a national cuisine slow food in Italy and haute cuisine in Spain function as de facto representations of the food nation in the consciousness of both locals and visitors alike. Both Spain and Italy share robust, enduring and immediately recognizable food traditions. However recent food trends in the two countries seem to suggest the absence of such a historically embedded food culture. Students will be asked to consider the effect of globalization on the current state of these two cuisines.
Students will spend one week in northeast Spain and one week in central Italy with arrival and departure from the countries’ capital cities. Accommodation will be shared. While there is no need to speak Spanish or Italian to complete this subject, special arrangements can be made for languages students.
Intended learning outcomes
Students that successfully complete the subject should:
- have experienced first-hand the relationship between food and identity formation;
- be able to critically interpret key food texts, using theories and concepts relevant to food studies;
- understand the interrelationship between local and global food traditions and position this in relation to theoretical discourses of food studies;
- have developed an awareness of what constitutes a national cuisine and be able to articulate this;
- have developed an in-depth understanding of specific historical and cultural issues and contexts in relation to identity and food culture and how these affect foodscapes through time;
- have developed the ability to evaluate the strength of food studies theories, and develop an argument in relation to identity and food cultures.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Subject coordinator approval required. Please visit https://studyos.students.unimelb.edu.au/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10388 for further information.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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EURO20008 | Experiencing Foodscapes: Italy & Spain | Not available in 2024 |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- Group ethnographic study of public foodscapes (1400 words), due during the overseas study period (35%)
- Project on food studies theories and identities (1000 words), due during the overseas study period (25%)
- Oral presentation (equivalent to 400 words), due during the overseas study period (10%)
- Research essay (theoretical and historical) (1200 words), due two weeks after the overseas study period (30%)
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
Not available in 2019
Additional delivery details
Please note this subject is taught overseas during the Winter Term.
Location: one week in northeast Spain and one week in central Italy
Duration: 2 Weeks
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
- Off-campus study
This subject has an overseas component
Students will spend one week in northeast Spain and one week in central Italy.
- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 15 February 2024