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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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Lisa Jacobson
4.2
45 reviews
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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HIST 193F Jacobson L Fall 2023 Total: 123
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4.2
193F . 6 Months Ago

The nicest professor at UCSB.

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HIST193F . 1 Year, 3 Months Ago

Took her for food history and she is a great lecturer. Interesting class and its clear she knows a lot about what she's teaching. Her reader was a much easier grader than her which was kinda annoying cause it was a 50/50 shot on who grades your papers but she's still a g.

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HIST193F . 1 Year, 4 Months Ago

Very fair grader, extremely accessible and understanding. Made boring parts of the course material more fun.

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193F . 2 Years Ago

Very organized and clear lectures. Only problem is she didn't like that I disagreed with her argument in one of my papers, which i think isnt very creative. But other than that super awesome, I learned a lot and I think everyone should take food history to understand our modern food systems, and how we got here. Never boring for one minute.

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HIST193F . 3 Years Ago

Lectures were what helped the most for what we were graded on (2 papers), as they were packed w all the info you could possibly need. She also tried to keep them at 25 min and posted on a schedule. A lot of EC offered (easy stuff), and go to office hours before essays, she is REALLY helpful. Weekly forums, 3 sent. each, just do the work!

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HIST193F . 6 Years Ago

Professor Jacobson is amazing! Her lectures are interesting and she's very responsive over email. There was a lot of reading, but it was enjoyable (who doesn't enjoy learning about food?). Graded on 2 short papers, a final (2 essays), and participation. And she gives participation points for bringing food! Best class I've taken at UCSB!

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