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ANTH 3888: Calendar Spring 2024

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Anthropology of Food



to Sweet Treats around the World

What FoodAnthro is Reading Now . . .
. Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 00:35 (12:35 AM) CDT, day 079 of 2024 .
 
BBC Food
The Gardian News / The Gardian Animals Farmed /

Wikipedia: Food | Food and drink | Food culture | Food history | Food Portal

Wikipedia Categories: Food and Drink | History of Food and Drink | Historical Foods

World Food and Water Clock

OWL logo, Online Writing Lab, Purdue University.    
 
     
Sicilian ice-cream in a bread bun. A good solution to a local problem: the Mediterranean heat quickly melts the ice-cream, which is absorbed by the bread.
"Palermo, Sicily
Italy
A Fistful of Rice.
A Fistfull of Rice
Nepal
Claire Kathleen Roufs eating first food at 5 months.
Claire Kathleen Roufs
U.S.A.

Eating rat.
"Eating Rat At The New Year"
Vietnam
National Geographic
Desert People, boy eating "grub worm"
Desert People
Australia

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Anthroplogy of Food

88358-001 LEC (05/19/2014 - 08/01/2014), instruction mode: Completely Online, 3 Credits
Schedule may change as events of the semester require


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Spring (10 January-3 May) 2024

Summer (3 June-26 July) 2024

   
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COURSE STRUCTURE
ANTH 3888 Anthropology of Food
consists of three main segments:

  I Orientation and Background  
      Introduction  
      Basic Concepts  
      History  
      Theory  
      Methods and Techniques  
  II Explorations  
      Comparative / Cross-Cultural  
      Holistic (holism slides.pptx)  
      Ethnographic Case Studies from the Real World: Real People . . . Real Places from Around the Globe  
  III Student Presentations on Term Research Project


The Course in a Nutshell

COURSE CONTENT
primarily comes from the following sources . . .
   
 AF  1.0
  • "SUNDAY MEMO" for the week . . .
  •    
     AF  2.0
  • VIDEO EXPLORATIONS . . .
  •    
     AF  3.0
  • SLIDE PRESENTATIONS . . .
  •    
     AF  4.0
  • READINGS for the week . . .
  •    
     AF  5.0
  • OTHER ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION . . .
  •    
     AF  6.0
  • MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAMS . . .
  •    
     AF  7.0
  • RESEARCH PROJECT for the term . . . on a topic of your choice related to the course
  •    
     AF  8.0
  • DISCUSSIONS . . . including your personal experiences
  •    
     AF  9.0
  • (optional) FOR FUN TRIVIA . . .
  •    
     AF 10.0
  • (optional) EXTRA CREDIT . . . on a topic of your choice related to the course
  •    
     AF 11.0
  • OTHER (optional) . . .
  •      
  • IN-THE-NEWS . . .
  • Course Structure
         

    PLEASE NOTE:

    Both the Midterm Exam and Final Exam are open-book/open-notes essay exams.

    So there should be very little work and effort spent on memorizing facts, other than, perhaps, where to go to find the information you are looking for.

    More Information on Exams: Midterm / Final



    Go to your Moodle Folder and have a look . . .
    <https://moodle.umn.edu/>

    Moodle top of page 1

    The "Section Links" (see arrow, upper right-hand corner) are handy to jump to the current unit.

    Click on "Grades" in the upper lefthand corner of "Block 1" (circled above)
    and your Moodle Gradebook (below) will list all of the course requirements, options, and due dates . . .
    (subject to minor changes as new discoveries and announcements warrant)

    Moodle Gradebook


    Only the materials in the center panel are required.
    The items and materials in the sidebars are extra materials for you to use or not,
    as you see fit
    (for things like checking your Gradebook information,
    or using the "Section Links" to jump to the current week's materials).

    Main Panel has Required Materials.  Sidebars are Optional


    You will find basic course information in “Block One”
    (at the very top of the Main Panel of your Moodle folder).

    Have a look at the basic layout for the materials that appear in each unit’s Moodle “Block” as it appears in the Main Panel.

    Your Typical Unit
    in the Anthropology of Food will look something like this . . . .

    Moodle Typical Week


    Textbook Information
    <http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/aftexts.html>
      general textbook information

    Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide to Food



    Omnivore's Dilemma text.



    The Language of Food
    Gillian Crowther

     author Interview
     Teaching Culture
    Michael Pollan
    Dan Jurafsky

    Meet Daniel Jurafsky
    Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide to Food The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads The Menu
    Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2013.
    336 pages
    ISBN-10: 1442604654
    ISBN-13: 978-1442604650
    NY: Penguin, 2007.
    464 pages
    ISBN-10: 0143038583
    ISBN-13: 978-0143038580
    NY: W. W. Norton, 2014.
    272 pages
    ISBN-10: 0393240835
    ISBN-13: 978-0393240832
    The course anchor text, Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide to Food, by Gillian Crowther, is currently available on-line new for $33.05 (paperback) / $30.76 used / $15.37 Kindle.
    [It is also being offered on-line for as much as $71.10, or even more, so be careful to check prices.]
    (+ p/h, where applicable, at amazon.com & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25). (11 April 2015)
    The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (2007) is currently available online $11.45 new, $10.61 Kindle, and $1.95 used.
    (+ p/h, where applicable, at amazon.com & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25). (11 April 2015)

    Note: The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Young Readers Edition (2009), also by Michael Pollen, is a different edition of the book.
    The Language of Food: A Linguist Reads The Menuis currently available on-line for $12.99, $13.48 used, and $17.95 or free Audible.
    (+ p/h, where applicable, at amazon.com & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25). (11 April 2015)
    Eller, Jack David. 2014 Review of Eating Culture: An Anthropological Guide to Food. Anthropology Review Database January 12, 2014. http://wings.buffalo.edu/ARD/cgi/showme.cgi?keycode=5820, accessed June 17, 2014.

    Eating Culture: Sample Student Assignments for the Anthropology of Food -- October 7, 2013. Accssed June 17, 2014.

    University of Toronto Press Listing

     

    The Language of Food Blog

    Stanford course

    Textbooks are available from these sources . . .
    Optional Recommended Companion to the Marcus Samuelsson Film Series that we will see:

    The Meaning of Food.
    Patricia Harris, David Lyon, and Sue McLaughlin.
    The Meaning of Food: The Companion to the PBS Television Series Hosted by Marcus Samuelsson.
    Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot, 2005.
    176 pages
    ISBN-10: 1615609210
    ISBN-13: 978-1615609215
    The Meaning of Food: The Companion to the PBS Television Series Hosted by Marcus Samuelsson is currently available online from $1.66 new, and $1.66 used
    (+ p/h, where applicable, at amazon.com & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25). (11 April 2015)

    [This is also listed on Amazon.com for a muchhigher price. Be careful, if you use Amazon.com, to get on the correct page. See note below.)

    The Meaning of Food is not available at the UMD Bookstore
    Textbooks are available from these sources . . .
    Credit Options at UMD
    Credit by Examination
    <http://www.duluth.umn.edu/catalogs/current/pol_proc/credit_options.html>


     Writers' Workship

    UMD offers free writing support from graduate student or faculty writing consultants to all members of the campus community at the Writers’ Workshop. The consultants will work with you on any writing project at any stage in the writing process.

    To make an appointment, visit <d.umn.edu/writwork> or stop by the Workshop’s front desk; walk-ins are also welcome if a consultant is available. The Workshop is located in the Learning Commons on the second floor of the Kathryn A. Martin Library. Look for the wall covered with quotations about writing. 

    Students in this class have permission to see a Writers’ Workshop consultant for all take-home exams.



    This course is governed by the . . .

    University of Minnesota Duluth Student Academic Integrity Policy
    <http://d.umn.edu/academic-affairs/academic-policies/classroom-policies/student-academic-integrity>

    UMD Office of Student and Community Standards
    <http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/>
    .

    Use of AI-content generators for assignments in this class

    When I taught Advanced Writing for the Social Sciences here at UMD, for over twenty-five years, my rule of thumb advice to students was to plan to spend 60% or more of their time and effort revising drafts (for academic type writing).

    In 2001 Wikipedia appeared on the scene and very quickly became a useful tool as a starting point for many academic projects even though as an open-source resource the Wikipedia entries are not checked and verified in the same manner as other traditional reference materials.

    Spelling and grammar checkers arrived on the general scene and helped with spelling and grammar checking, but, as you no doubt have discovered, they continue to require human editing.

    And, of course, before that we had a selection of excellent Encyclopedia offering good starting points for many projects, the most popular being The Encyclopedia Brittanica.

    And long before that there were libraries--since at least the days of Alexandria in Egypt, in the third century B.C.

    The bottom line . . .

    Today the evolution of research resources and aids continues with the relatively rapid appearance of ChatGPT and other automated content generators.

    As many folks have already found out, they can be very useful as starting points, much like their predecessors. But, from the academic point of view, they are still only starting points.

    Professors nationwide are for the most part advised, and even encouraged, to experiment with the potentials of ChatGPT and similar apps.

    In this class it is fine to experiment, with the caveat that all of your written academic work demonstrates that your personal efforts—including content development and revision—reflect your personal originality, exploration, analysis, explanation, integrating and synthesizing of ideas, organizational skills, evaluation, and overall learning and critical thinking efforts.

    That is to say you may experiment with the AI tool to do tasks such as e.g, brainstorming, narrowing topics, writing first drafts, editing text, and the like. AI-generated works should in no case be more than that.

    In the end you need to become familiar enough with the various subjects, peoples, and places discussed in this class to research a topic and problem-solve on your own, and carry on an intelligent conversation about them in modern-day society . . . a conversation that goes byond your voicing an unsupported opinion.

    Please ask questions of and offer comments to
    e-mail
    troufs@d.umn.edu

    USEFUL LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:

    For the record, what follows is the official UMD Academic Integrity Policy. Note that "unless otherwise noted by the faculty member" this is the default policy.

    "UMD’s Academic Integrity policy covers any work done by automated content generators such as ChatGPT or other generative artificial intelligence tools unless otherwise noted by the faculty member. These tools present new challenges and opportunities."

    "Within the confines of this class The use of AI-content generators is strictly prohibited for any stage of homework/assignment (e.g., draft or final product). The primary purposes of college are developing your thinking skills, being creative with ideas, and expanding your understanding on a wide variety of topics. Using these content generating AI tools thwarts the goal of homework/assignments to provide students opportunities to achieve these purposes. Please make the most of this time that you have committed to a college education and learn these skills now, so that you can employ them throughout your life." -- Jennifer Mencl, UMD Associate Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, 10 May 2023

    Current information from the UMN Senate Committee on Educational Policy Resources

    <https://provost.umn.edu/chatgpt-syllabus-statements>

    See Also Using Wikipedia and other Standard Reference Works
     

    .
    "Academic dishonesty tarnishes UMD's reputation and discredits the accomplishments of students. UMD is committed to providing students every possible opportunity to grow in mind and spirit. This pledge can only be redeemed in an environment of trust, honesty, and fairness. As a result, academic dishonesty is regarded as a serious offense by all members of the academic community. In keeping with this ideal, this course will adhere to UMD's Student Academic Integrity Policy, which can be found at [http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/integrity/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm]. This policy sanctions students engaging in academic dishonesty with penalties up to and including expulsion from the university for repeat offenders." — UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

    and the UMD Student Conduct Code
    <http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/code/>

    and the

    Student Conduct Code Statement (students' rights)
    <http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/conduct/conduct-statement.html>

    The instructor will enforce and students are expected to follow the University's Student Conduct Code [http://www1.umn.edu/regents/policies/academic/Student_Conduct_Code.html]. Appropriate classroom conduct promotes an environment of academic achievement and integrity. Disruptive classroom behavior that substantially or repeatedly interrupts either the instructor's ability to teach, or student learning, is prohibited. Disruptive behavior includes inappropriate use of technology in the classroom. Examples include ringing cell phones, text-messaging, watching videos, playing computer games, doing email, or surfing the Internet on your computer instead of note-taking or other instructor-sanctioned activities." — UMD Educational Policy Committee, Jill Jensen, Chair (08/16/2007)

    Instructor and Student Responsibilities Policy

    AVISO!

    A Note on Extra Credit Papers

    Failure to comply with the above codes and standards when submitting an Extra Credit paper will result in a penalty commensurate with the lapse, up to and including an F final grade for the course, and, at a minimum, a reduction in total points no fewer than the points available for the Extra Credit project. The penalty will not simply be a zero for the project, and the incident will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of Student and Community Standards.

     

    A Note on "Cutting and Pasting" without the Use of Quotation Marks
    (EVEN IF you have a citation to the source somewhere in your paper)

    If you use others' words and/or works you MUST so indicate that with the use of quotation marks. Failure to use quotation marks to indicate that the materials are not of your authorship constitutes plagiarism—even if you have a citation to the source elsewhere in your paper/work.

    Patterned failure to so indicate that the materials are not of your own authorship will result in an F grade for the course.

    Other instances of improper attribution will result in a 0 (zero) for the assignment (or a reduction in points equal to the value of an Extra Credit paper), and a reduction of one grade in the final grade of the course.

    All incidents will be reported to the UMD Academic Integrity Officer in the Office of Student and Community Standards as is required by University Policy.



    and the

    other pertinent policies as determined by the University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Duluth, The UMD College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, and the Department of Studies in Justice, Culture, and Social Change

     . . .

    Teaching & Learning: Instructor and Student Responsibilities:

     

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      Final Exam Policy

     

    "All 1xxx-5xxx courses offered for undergraduate credit should include a final graded component or end of term evaluation that assesses the level of student achievement of one or more course objectives. All final graded components are to be administered or due at the time and place according to the final exam schedule and not during the last week of class. To reference the full policy please see: http://www.d.umn.edu/vcaa/FinalExams.html"

     

    Excused Absences:
      Excused Absence Policy

     

    "Students are expected to attend all scheduled class meetings.  It is the responsibility of students to plan their schedules to avoid excessive conflict with course requirements. However, there are legitimate and verifiable circumstances that lead to excused student absence from the classroom.  These are subpoenas, jury duty, military duty, religious observances, illness, bereavement for immediate family, and NCAA varsity intercollegiate athletics.  For complete information, please see: http://www.d.umn.edu/vcaa/ExcusedAbsence.html"

     

    Appropriate Student Use of Class Notes and Course Materials:

     

    "Taking notes is a means of recording information but more importantly of personally absorbing and integrating the educational experience. However, broadly disseminating class notes beyond the classroom community or accepting compensation for taking and distributing classroom notes undermines instructor interests in their intellectual work product while not substantially furthering instructor and student interests in effective learning. For additional information, please see: http://www.d.umn.edu/vcaa/ClassNotesAppropriateUseof.html"

     

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    Students with Disabilities

    It is the policy and practice of the University of Minnesota Duluth to create inclusive learning environments for all students, including students with disabilities.  If there are aspects of this course that result in barriers to your inclusion or your ability to meet course requirements – such as time limited exams, inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos – please notify the instructor as soon as possible.  You are also encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Resources to discuss and arrange reasonable accommodations.  Please call 218-726-6130 or visit the DR website at www.d.umn.edu/access for more information.

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