Explores the cultural, economic, and geopolitical roles of food and drink in world history. Topics include: trade, production, and consumption; global food chains; morality and food reform; identities and body image; scarcity, food scares, and food security.

Prerequisites: A prior course in history.

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Letters and science

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JACOBSON L
Lisa Jacobson
4.0
52 reviews
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Spring 2025 . Jacobson L
GIRV 1004
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14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
Spring 2024 . Schmidt E M
GIRV 1116
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11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
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HIST193F . Jacobson L 3 Months Ago

Interesting content that she made super boring and dense. Graded things harshly. Asked for concise papers with a low page limit only to mark us down for not going in depth or writing enough. Also really slow to grade things so we didn't even know how to improve.

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193F . Jacobson L 3 Months Ago

bruh do not take this prof. slow grading - unclear assignments. just overall boring af.

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193F . Jacobson L 9 Months Ago

Interesting course ruined by extremely slow grading and odd grading criteria. Last two big assignments we went into not knowing how well we did on the previous one. Expects a deep analysis of course material in essays but the material isn't even that deep to begin with. Overall, interesting course, really odd professor.

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HIST193F . Jacobson L 9 Months Ago

She is amazing. Readings and lectures were extremely engaging and got me excited to attend classes. After taking this course, I've been inspired to pursue a thesis on meatpacking and agricultural labor conditions. I think everyone should take this class - the lessons and discoveries about the global food system are both essential and infuriating.

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193F . Jacobson L 9 Months Ago

she crashed out in lecture over an unconfirmed israel/palestine WaPo headline (which, at the time of her crashout, had already been pulled by WaPo for unverified info). lowkey unprofessional for a history prof, especially with antisemitism at a high. also had a required reading by an author who publicly justified 10/7. easiest class ever though.

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193F . Jacobson L 9 Months Ago

she crashed out in lecture over an unconfirmed WaPo article - about israel/palestine, one that (at the time of her crashout) had already been pulled by WaPo due to unverified info. super unprofessional for a history prof, especially now with antisemitism skyrocketing. also had a required reading by author who had publicly justified 10/7 massacre.

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