Mario Batali Spanish theater
Every article on Mario Batali that mentions his college years notes his double major in Golden Age Spanish theater and Economics. Especially after his recent show with Paltrow on Spanish food, the Spanish studies background seems pertinent. So here's my question. Since when can anyone major in Golden Age Spanish theater? You can major in Spanish literature or language but not in Spanish theater, especially not theater of a single era, at least at any university where I've studied or taught. Did he invent his own major, because otherwise, something is fishy? My impression is that a single comment has been repeated without fact-checking time and again. Anyone have the answer to this question?
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4 Comments:
I do not have an answer to this questions, BUT I just wanted to point out that your name ("Fat and Happy Food Slut") is f&*%ing awesome.
PumpkinBear at 11:51PM on 02/17/09
I don't know the specifics of Mario's degree program, but at a lot of schools, you can have a major with a concentration in a specific area, even as an undergraduate. For example, my B.A. is in English, but my concentration was in Renaissance Drama, just because I took a lot of courses in that area. Maybe MB did something like this and had a concentration within an English or theater program, which the media now refers to as his "major." Dunno.
nonsenseprecious at 8:22AM on 02/18/09
Batali went to Rutgers which offers a "make your own" major option... seeing that they have a pretty awesome theater dept and a strong foreign language program, he probably created his own. Plus, he grew up in Spain so he would already have been exposed to a lot of the Golden Age drama since it's a prolific period of Spanish theater (it was the Renaissance after all).
gingercookiewithlime at 4:28PM on 02/18/09
Did he grow up there? I just read his book on Spain and thought it said he lived there for a few years in high school. Just wondering. Also, has anyone else read the book? I have a few questions/discrepancies. Let me know.
avideater at 9:10PM on 02/18/09