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Food for Thought: Spotlight on Art History 38.04, ‘Food and Art: A Global History’ | The Dartmouth

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One writer explores art history professor Nicola Camerlenghi’s class “Food and Art: A Global History” and how it pushes students to think outside of the box.

Upon first glance, ARTH 38.04, “Food and Art: A Global History,” may seem like your typical discussion-based course, with readings and class presentations taking center stage. But when I decided to sit in on the class, I found myself surrounded by students chopping apples and measuring salt onto small tasting plates. In small groups of three, students began rotating between stations, sampling different types of sugars, salts, maple syrups, spices and apples. Afterwards, they began to input their observations into a spreadsheet, including the color, flavor, smell and any other observations.…

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