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Fermentation, Diet, and Culture in the Aegean World

Program Details

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Program Type Departmental
Program Location Turkey, Greece, Multiple Countries (Greece, Turkey)
Course # SA 21267
Duration Summer
Upcoming Program Dates
Summer 2025 05/12/25 to 06/02/25

Program Leader
Name IPIA
Purdue University
Rm 104 Agriculture Administration Building (AGAD)
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1168

Phone: 765-494-6876
Fax: 765-494-9613
Email: AgAbroad@purdue.edu
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Program Description

Fermentation, Diet & Culture in the Aegean World

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  • May 12 - June 2, 2025
  • Credits: FS 49100 – 3 credits
  • Cost: 
  • Leaders: Dr. Stephen Lindemann
  • Callout: September 23, 2024 at 6:00 pm in NLSN 1215
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Students will understand the variety of fermentation processes in the Mediterranean world and how they intersect with the Mediterranean diet and culture as well as health. We will compare and contrast the fermentation products common in Greek and Turkish cultures and how they relate to the diet, history and sociology, both ancient and modern. We will also examine other diverse Mediterranean agriculture topics. Chios is the best place to site this program, as it is sits at easy interface of these two cultures, being just 4 miles off the Turkish coast but Greek in culture, but also accessible to Turkey with a very short ferry ride. In addition, Chios is the center of masticha production globally, a spice that altered this island's - and, to an extent, the Ottoman Empire's - history.


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Program Cost

Students pursuing program participation accept financial responsibility. Purdue will take measures to mitigate financial risks, although will not be liable for loss.



Financial Aid

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