“When we cook things, we transform them. And any small acts of transformation are among the most human things we can do. Cooking is both simpler and more necessary than we can imagine.” (Tamer Adler, An Everlasting Meal, 2011)
This course will draw connections between different topics related to food; while delving into the production process of the produce that ends up on our plates, we will aim to deconstruct the magic that lies in mastering ancient techniques. Based on the experience of the Domingo collective, we will explore how making and sharing food create a common ground where diversity and discussions can flourish because in the end we are all hungry.
We will focus on ritual behaviors and draw on Byung Chul Han’s assertions that “we are individuals afloat in an atomized society, where the loss of the symbolic structures inherent in ritual behavior has led to overdependence on the contingent to steer identity.” In the process, we will construct webs of alternative thinking, in which new narratives can arise, opening up novel possibilities for future ways of living.