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ANTH 3888: Calendar Spring 2024

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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 Fistfull of Rice
Nepal

Claire Kathleen Roufs eating first food at 5 months.

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"Eating Rat At The New Year"
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The Course in a Nutshell

Structure

Content

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
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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.

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AF Index of Major Items s2024
AF 1.0 "Sunday Memos"		AF 2.0 Video Schedule
AF 3.0 Slides Schedule		AF 4.0 Text Assignments Schedule
AF 5.0 Other (check Canvas)		AF 6.0 Exams . . . (wk-6 and wk-16)
AF 7.0 REM: Work on Project		AF 8.0 Discussion(s)
AF Main Due Dates		AF Spring 2024 Calendar
		AF Summer 2024 Calendar

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