Humans biological need for nourishment made Food a motivation for the evolution of human civilization, but also a basic symbol of identity and communication, which some scholars compare to language. According to Barthes (1961), food is a system organically integrated into every type of culture.

The feeding of cities has been and remains the greatest shaping force of civilization. To better understand cities, we must observe them through Food. Not as autonomous isolated entities, but as organics connected to the natural world through food.

Food connects the body and the soul, the self and the Other, the personal and the political, the material and the symbolic. Furthermore, as food shifts from being local and known to being global and unknown, it has become a potential symbol of fear and anxiety, as well as morality.

 Food systems are an important factor in shaping daily life, in the physical and social construction of space. At the same time, the politicization of food and the spread of social movements associated with it have created a heightened awareness of the links between consumption and production.

In the context of the course, references will be made to anthropological approaches to Food, through analyzes and conclusions of main scholars. The focus will be on the role of Food at the spatial scales of Body, Home, Community, City, but also on a global scale.

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