Tuesday, 15 Jan

Introduction to Class
Handouts: Guide for Discussion Board Postings
Guide for Citing Sources
AAA Style Guide
Guide for Making an Argument (a.k.a. How Fuji grades)
Thesis Statements Guide

Thursday, 17 Jan

Foundational Approaches

Reading: Counihan reader, Mead article
Counihan reader, Barthes article
Counihan reader, Mintz article
Lecture Notes for Class

Tuesday, 22 Jan

Food and Culture in the Field

Reading: Dettwyler, Dancing Skeletons, p. 1-58
Additional short readings up on blackboard
Links: The Meatrix
The Meatrix 2: Revolting
The Meatrix 2.5
Public Lecture: Sally and Sara Kate Kneidel, "Food Activism: Eating for Environmental Change"; 7:00 pm, Tyler/Tallman Hall
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 24 Jan

Project Presentations by Community Organizations
Reading: Dettwyler, Dancing Skeletons, p. 59-99
Lecture Notes for Class

Tuesday, 29 Jan

Reading: Dettwyler, Dancing Skeletons, p. 101-161
Handout: Community Project Assignment
Group Composition
Also see Blackboard for the Project Outline; syllabus schedule also modified
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 31 Jan

Food and Social Service: Case Study, Russia

Reading: Caldwell, Not by Bread Alone, p. 1-31
Lecture Notes for Class

Tuesday, 5 Feb

Reading: Caldwell, Not by Bread Alone, p. 32-99
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 7 Feb

Reading: Caldwell, Not by Bread Alone, p. 100-155
Public Lecture: Prof. Melissa Caldwell, U.California-Santa Cruz, 7:30 pm, Sprinkle Room
"Organically Russian: Gardens, Healthy Eating, and Natural Foods"

Tuesday, 12 Feb

Reading: Caldwell, Not by Bread Alone, p. 156-208
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 14 Feb

Political Economy of Food

Reading: Counihan reader, Schlosser article;
Counihan reader, Barndt article
Lecture Notes for Class

Tuesday, 19 Feb

Reading: Counihan reader, Van Esterik article
Reflection in Service essays (available on Blackboard)
Handouts: Instructions and Questions for the Review, due 26 February
Sample Project Log Entries
Community Organization Assessment Form
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 21 Feb

Reading: Counihan reader, Clapp article
Counihan reader, Poppendieck article
Lecture Notes for Class

Tuesday, 26 Feb

No Lecture - Review Essay due by 11:30 am

Thursday, 28 Feb

Reading: Counihan reader, Appadurai article
Counihan reader, Allison article
Lecture Notes for Class

3-7 March

Spring Break: Have a good vacation!

Tuesday, 11 Mar

Food, Gender, and Identity

Reading: Counihan reader, Bynum article
Counihan reader, Brumberg article
Counihan reader, DeVault article
Web Resource: New York Times series called "The Food Chain"
Handout: Literature Review Guide
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 13 Mar

Group project flex time
Assignment: Project Log due

Tuesday, 18 Mar

Reading: Counihan reader, Bordo article
(also readings from 11 March)
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 20 Mar

Group project flex time
Assignment: Literature Review Due

Tuesday, 25 Mar

Easter Break!

Thursday, 27 Mar

Group project flex time

Tuesday, 1 Apr

Reading: Counihan reader, Williams-Forson article
Counihan reader, Wilk article
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 3 Apr

Group project flex time

Tuesday, 8 Apr

Reading: Counihan reader, Leitch article
Counihan reader, Nabhan article
Video on Slow Food Movement
Lecture Notes for Class

Thursday, 10 Apr

Group project flex time

Tuesday, 15 Apr

Film: Tampopo, pt. 1

Thursday, 17 Apr

Film: Tampopo, pt. 2

Tuesday, 22 Apr

Group project flex time

Thursday, 24 Apr

Group project flex time: Work on your presentations for next Tuesday

Tuesday, 29 Apr

Assignment: Research Presentations

Thursday, 1 May

Last Day of Class

Course Overview