ENGL 221 - Monstrous Hunger

In this course students will explore the role eating plays in emotional and physical well-being. Through close reading of literary texts and other textual objects, students will build an understanding of eating as a biological necessity that requires the confrontation of one's relationships with others, the environment, and one's own body and health. Furthermore, in gaining an ability to use the concepts of eating/food studies, students will not only consider how eating is an encounter with one's bodily vulnerabilities and dependencies but also ask how acts of and attitudes towards eating can become monstrous.