Anthropology of Food--University of Minnesota Duluth

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Term Paper

Charles Dickens
1842
Francis Alexander
(1800-1880)
Wikipedia

Anthropology of Food Project =
Term Paper	&	Presentation
(on the same topic)


Charles Dickens		Demosthenes
Details of the Presentation

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			Term Paper (and paper research information)
			a.	Project Statement/Proposal (up to 20 points for about 1.0% of grade) su2012 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal due by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m. NOTE: Try to work an analytical section into your paper, and at least think about approaching your Anth of Food term paper and project from the traditional "four-fold" approach of American Anthropology. If the "four-fold" approach does not work as a major appoach, consider at least addressing in summary form the relationship of your chosen topic(s) to traditional American Anthropology. Audience: Classmates Purpose: To let them know what you were working on, and what you found out, and what might be interesting to look at in the future Style: For the Paper, academic; for the Presentation, it may be informal Format: Any standard format and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . ) doublespaced with one-inch margins all around with body type font 11 or 12 illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited
			b.	Working Bibliography (up to 20 points for about 1.0% of grade) Your Project Working Bibliography is due by Friday, 26 February 2011, 11:55 p.m. (CDT)
			c.	Promissory Abstract (up to 20 points for about 1.0% of grade) Your Project Promissory Abstract is due by Friday, 04 March 2011, 11:55 p.m.
			d.	Final Paper (up to 400 points for 20% of grade) su2012 Term Paper due by the end of Week 14, Friday, 17 August 2012, 11:55 p.m. AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?
				Useful Resources using Wikipedia

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(skip introduction and go to "Where do I begin?")

Selecting a Topic
Abstract
Bibliography

Proposal
Format Information
(length)
Useful Resources
Sample Papers

Selecting a Topic

Your "Class Project" consists of a focused term paper and a presentation on what you discovered / learned while working on the paper. It is recommended that you do your term paper and your class presentation on the same subject.

As mentioned the first week, one of the "Major Characteristics of American Anthropology" is its fourfold approach.

For your Class Project select a topic from one of the following four areas,
or
pick one topic and explore it in the following four dimensions.

up to 480 points = about* 24.0% of about* 2000 points
(*points will vary a little bit depending on the final number of Forum topics for the term)

1.	Food and prehistory / archaeology (details)
2.	Food and bio-physical anthropology (details)
3.	Food in Cultures / Films (details)
	For a project in this category, for e.g., you might do an anthropological analysis on a cuisine of a Country, Culture, Region, Area, or Territory or you might do a comparative anthropological analysis on two or more films chosen from the films listed on the Food Films page NOTE This requires an Analytical Paper, one that is comparative (one paper that compares and contrasts two or more qualifying films). This option is not just for two parallel or even two comparative film reviews. You must approach the films as if you were an ethnologist doing fieldwork in the respective communities/cultures. And don’t forget that a focus must be on the food culture, including the peoples' relationship(s) to it.
	Alternately, you could also do something like a project on marketing related to food in one or more Countries, Cultures, Regions, Areas, or Territories
	for more details see the Cuisine/Culture Food Paper page
4.	Food and Language (details)

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Doing Research and Drafting Your Paper
using Wikipedia

Where do I begin a project?

Your textbooks and class materials are the best place are most often the best place to start.

Using Wikipedia and Desk References

It is fine for you to begin a project by consulting with Wikipedia (and similar on-line sources of encyclopaedic-type information) but you should be aware that the Wikipedia entries are open-source and are not checked and verified in the same manner as other reference materials. And sometimes the entries are confusing (have a look at "Macedonia," for example).

And Wikipedia, should you use it, should only be a starting point.

Wikipedia

more information on using Wikipedia in class

A caution before citing Wikipedia

Citing Wikipedia

APA style

MLA style

Chicago style

CBE/CSE Style

Turabian style

It is also OK to start out your research by consulting reference works such as encyclopedias, dictionaries and lexica, glosaries, other general reference works, and the like, but this stage should only be a preliminary preparation for more focused and in-depth research work.

For a college research paper you should also have a look at other references, either traditional materials from the library, or on-line materials from sources like UMD E-Journal Locator, JSTOR, etc., or books and manuscripts On-Line. That is to say Wikipedia and the other reference-type sources listed should not be your only source of information. And you must add your own evaluations, comparisons, development, criticisms, critiques, and the like to any reference materials used. Simply cutting and pasting information from sources is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of either a required or extra-credit research paper.

Your paper should reflect a synthesis and evaluation of materials researched.

For your paper you should also use traditional library materials, and, where appropriate, interviews and videotapes.

On-line Resources which might be helpful include:

Infotrac®
JSTORE©
LEXIS-NEXIS®
Sociology-Anthropology Search Engines and Reference Works
General Reference Works
Books and Manuscripts On-Line
UMD Library Catalogue
Other Library Catalogues
have a look at one or more of the daily newspapers to see what they're reporting

see

Where do I begin?
Sources
Searching the World Wide Web: Overview
The Internet and Search Engines
Search Engines and Directories
Searching with a Search Engine
Searching with a Web Directory
Search Engines
Search the Invisible Web
Other Useful Sites
Other Search Strategies
Internet References

Google Search: Society > Ethnicity >

Wikipedia

Try getting more information by looking at sites on the web:

Try surfing the web by searching with the search engines found by clicking on the Web "Search" button found on the upper righthand corner of the course WebPages. This will take you to the course Search Engines Page.
Hint: When you do a search on an item that has more than one word, like "stone tools," use the "Advanced Search" option and enter the words in the "exact phrase" box -- otherwise it will search out everything with "stone" and everything with "tools," and the list of "hits" could get quite large.

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Other Resources

More Information on Topic

See also the materials indexed in the course A-Z index:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Cuisines of the Countries, Cultures, Regions, Areas, and Territories Available at this WebSite
("Food" sections)

The UMD Library

Try getting more information from JSTORE, elelctronically stored journals,
and look for other items from the UMD Library Catalogue.

Main Catalog

Library Guides:
Anthroplogy
Criminology
Cultural Studies
Sociology

JSTOR

Connect from off Campus

electronic resources

International Students -- UMD

The UMD International Club
-- Karin Robbins, Second Floor Kirby Student Center

your own personal experiences

people who are from the country

people from the
UMD Experts List

professors who teach area courses

City of Duluth Sister City Commission

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Anthropology of Food

Problem / Project Statement / Proposal
(up to 20 points for about 1.0% of grade)

su2012 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal
due by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

to Term Paper Information
to Term Presentation Information

see Choosing a Topic

This particular proposal statement is intended just to get you started thinking about and working on your Project

Your next statement will be formal,
it will be a Promissory Abstract

su2012 Project Promissory Abstract and Working Bibliography
due by the end of Week 07, Friday, 29 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

This proposal can be fairly simple, and informal, including . . .

a basic informal statement of one or more topics that you are interested in writing about . . .
there is no minimum length, but most people submit two or three paragraphs
- one paragraph should include including basic information the topic itself
- one paragraph should include information about why you are interested in the topic(s)
- and a third paragraph, or section, of your informal proposal should include three or four sources (or more), and statements about why you think those sources might be helpful in researching the topic(s)
It may be more elaborate if you wish. But this proposal may also be simple and informal
- Information on a more formal Problem Statement / Proposal cann bbe found in the "UMD Sociology-Anthropology Writing Guide"
do try to work an analytical section into your final paper that reflects the four-fold nature of anthropology (see Week 1)
REM: make sure your paper—whatever else it may focus on—relates to (and includes discussion of the relevance of the topic to) the Anthropology of Food
Audience: Classmates
Purpose: To get started thinking about . . .
- the person(s) you might want to look at for your Anthropology of Food Projecct
- how you might want to go about doing that
- what sources you might use
Style:
- for both the Proposal Statement, informal
- for the Promissory Abstract and the Term Paper itself, academic
Format: This proposal statement can be in informal format, but if you use a formal format, use any standard format and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . ). Don't make up one of your own. and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . )

doublespaced

with one-inch margins all around

with body type font 11 or 12

illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited

su2012 Project Promissory Abstract and Working Bibliography
due by the end of Week 07, Friday, 29 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

su2012 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal
due by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

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List of References
("Working Bibliography")

The "working bibliography" for your project is a simple list of references—sources that you think will be helpful to in putting together your paper and your presentation.
(grading information for working bibliography)

And your sources may include any or all of the following kind of items . . .

traditional library printed materials (books, journals, magazines, government reports, microformat materials . . .)
library AV materials (videos, films, DVDs, audio recordings . . .)
library and on-online special collections (maps, images, oral history materials . . .)
materials from special conferences and events (for e.g., The Nobel Making Food Good Conference Archives . . .)
materials from cultural myths and legends . . .
personal interviews (including relevant YouTube materials . . .)
questionnaires
personal journals and diaries . . .
personal interviews (you might even want to do something creative, like interview yourself . . .)
relevant WebSite materials
- for e.g., sites from the "food" sections of Countries, Cultures, Regions, Areas, and Territories available on this WebSite
- materials on this website listed alphabetically in the A-Z index (on your Moodle Home page and on all of the course free-standing WebPages)
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

At the start of your project it is probably a good idea to have 6-10 sources that "look pretty good" and as if they might be useful to your project.

At the beginning, and for the list you turn in during Week 6, you do not have to do anything more than list the resources that you think will be helpful to your project and that you expect to use for your paper and/or your report.

Once you begin looking at these materials, you may want to start annotating them—that is, beginning to make notes about how they might actually be used in your paper and/or presentation.

And you might start noting additional references from your original list of items.

For details on evaluating the items on your initial "working bibliogaphy",
and on the process of annotating your working bibliography (your simple list),
see the resources available from . . .

Evaluating Bibliographic Citations
Annotated Bibliographies
Annotated Bibliography Example
Annotated Bibliography Samples

Your Project Working Bibliography is due by Friday, 26 February 2011, 11:55 p.m. (CDT)

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Ancient Cultures of Middle America

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Abstract

to Term Paper Information

see Choosing a Topic

see

"Abstracts"

"Promissor Abstracts"

Writing the Promissory Abstract

Maxine C. Hairston. Successful Writing, 2^nd ed. (1986).
New York: W.W. Norton, pp. 223 - 227.

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"Abstract" -- UMD Sociology-Anthropology Writing Guide

Project Statement/Proposal
(up to 20 points for about 1.0% of grade)
su2012 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal
due by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

NOTE: Be sure to try to work an analytical section into your paper.

Audience: Classmates
Purpose: To provide a concise yet comprehensive summary of what you expect your paper to be about and look like . . .
- See "Promissory Abstracts" -- Maxine C. Hairston
Style:
- academic, formal
Format: This proposal statement can be in informal format, but if you use a formal format, use any standard format and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . ). Don't make up one of your own. and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . )

doublespaced

with one-inch margins all around

with body type font 11 or 12

illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited

Project Statement/Proposal
(up to 20 points for about 1.0% of grade)
su2012 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal
due by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

NOTE: Try to work an analytical section into your paper.

Audience: Classmates
Purpose: To provide a concise yet comprehensive summary of what you expect your paper to be about and look like . . .
- See "Promissor Abstracts" -- Maxine C. Hairston
Style:
- academic, formal
- for the Term Paper, academic
Format: This proposal statement can be in informal format, but if you use a formal format, use any standard format and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . ). Don't make up one of your own. and citation convention (APA, MLA, Turabian-Chicago . . . )

doublespaced

with one-inch margins all around

with body type font 11 or 12

illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited

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Annotated Outline

see

Outline Components
How to Outline
Types of Outlines
Reverse Outlining

Writing the Outline and Headings for Your Paper, "UMD Sociology-Anthropology Writing Guide"

Your Project Annotated Outline is due by Friday, 12 November 2010, 11:59 p.m.

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Format Information

Length: 10 - 12 well-written pages, including one title page and one Works Cited (or References) page

10-12 pages are including one title page (see sample title page) and
and at least one separate "Works Cited" (or "References") page (see sample)
that leaves 08-10 pages of text
- with one-inch margins all around
- with body type font 11 or 12
- illustrations, tables, figures, diagrams . . . may be included, but must be properly placed and cited

Your su2012 Presentation is due on-line in by the end of Week 12, Friday, 03 August 2012, 11:55 p.m.

Every student will write and submit their own term paper.
If appropriate, you may collaborate with others for your presentations.

su2012 Term Paper
due by the end of Week 14, Friday, 17 August 2012, 11:55 p.m.

AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

Every student will write and submit their own term paper.
If appropriate, you may collaborate with others for your presentations.

Paper and Presentation Due to Assignment Area

Criteria for Grading College Writing

In-Class Presentations for the f2f section start Week 12 -- Day 23

Presentations Schedule -- f2f sections

Papers must follow a college writing handbook such as Lunsford, A., & Connors, R. (1999). The New St. Martin's Handbook. New York: St. Martin's.

Or you can follow the Soc-Anth-Crim-Hum/Cl Writing Guide.
Other web resources such as OWL and Paradigm can be found on the UMD "Writing Labs, On-Line Assisstance, and Reference Works" page.
Other web resources such can be found on the UMD "Writing Labs, On-Line Assisstance, and Reference Works" page.
For your footnotes, "bibliography" ("Works Cited" or "References"), and other matters like that, use either the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.

References, "UMD Sociology-Anthropology Writing Guide

See the "Preparing the Final Draft" section of the Sociology-Anthropology Writing Guide to see the details of what your Case Study report should look like when you hand it in.
Basically, it should look like the paper which follows, or one of the sample papers on the site (below).

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Useful Writing Resources

Whenever you write or present anything you should consider . . .

audience
purpose
your personal style

For your presentation, your audience should, obviously, be your classmates
- do not write or present to your college professor(s) as audience

And basically, your presentation should . . .

have a beginnng, a middle and an end
be organized
if appropriate, be illustrated

see
Writing Information WebPage
using Wikipedia

for your research papers try the
UMD Library > Research Tools and Resources >
Assignment Calculator
<http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/assign/>

Paper is due to assigment area

Main Due Dates for Anthropology of Food

su2012 Live Chats for Picking a Project Topic
Tuesday 22 May 2012, and Tuesday 29 May 2012, 7:00-9:00 CDT. Sign in on

su2012 Informal Project Statement, or Project Proposal
due by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

su2012 Midterm Exam Submitted Question to Wiki
due to the wiki by the end of Week 05, Friday, 15 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

You can review the questions and my notations there, and use them as study questions

su2012 Project Promissory Abstract and Working Bibliography
due by the end of Week 07, Friday, 29 June 2012, 11:55 p.m.

su2012 Presentation
due on-line in by the end of Week 12, Friday, 03 August 2012, 11:55 p.m.

f2f: Your s2013 Presentation is due on-line in by the day you give your presentation in class

su2012 Extra Credit Paper
due by the end of Week 13, Friday, 10 August 2012, 11:55 p.m.

AVISO: Late Extra Credit Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

su2012 Final Exam Submitted Question to Wiki
due by Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 11:55 p.m.

su2012 Final Evaluation
due on-line by the end of Week 15, Friday, 24 Augugst 2012, 11:55 p.m.

AVISO: Unexcused late assignments receive no credit

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from

APA Sample Papers
Sample APA Paper: Definitions of Online Communication
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MLA Sample Papers
MLA Undergraduate Sample Paper: Andrew Carnegie
MLA Sample Papers: Nineteenth Century Farming Handbooks

what students in class are thinking about for a topic

topics

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Sample Title Page . . .

[more information on your title]

Basque Cuisine through the Ages:

The Prehistoric Roots

of Independence and Separatism

by George Bush, Jr.

Anthropology 3635

People and Cultures of Europe

Professor Roufs

25 May 2012

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Basque Cuisine 1

[more information on an Introduction]

Put your paragraph(s) summarizing your paper here.

Put a transitional statement here.

Body
[Give this section an interesting subtitle, something other than "Body"]

Describe and discuss your chosen topic(s) here. Use some form of organizational structure. The "Journalist's Questions," Who,What, When, Where, How and Why are often helpful. A time sequence is also useful.

Use the Paradigm Online Writing Assistant if you do not have much experience writing college papers.

Conclusions

Put your conclusions here.

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Basque Cuisine Nn

Works Cited

Your "References" or "Works Cited" information should go on a separate page.

See "Citing Electronic or Internet Resources" for information on how to cite items from the web.

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This course is governed by the . . .

University of Minnesota Duluth Student Academic Integrity Policy
<http://www.d.umn.edu/conduct/integrity/Academic_Integrity_Policy.htm>

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

"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)

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.