When we cook, we transform. And every small act of transformation belongs to some of the most human things we can do. Cooking is both simpler and more necessary than we can imagine. This course explores the connections between different topics related to food, from the production process of the ingredients that end up on our plates to the deconstruction of the magic that lies in mastering ancient techniques. Inspired by the experience of the Domingo collective, we will examine how preparing and sharing food creates a common ground where diversity and discussion can flourish, because in the end we are all hungry.
We will focus on ritual behaviors and draw on the assertions of Byung Chul Han 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 this process, we will construct webs of alternative thinking, in which new narratives can emerge, opening up novel possibilities for future ways of living.