• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • PROLOGUE, "SETTING THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL TABLE", xix-xxxi
  • Glossary page through the Glossary on pp. 285-323 and familiarize yourself with the terms

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
• (Assignments start in Week 2)
  
  
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky

(Assignments start in Week 4)

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER ONE: OMNIVOROUSOUS DIETS AND CUISINES, pp. 2-30
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 3.

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • INTRODUCTION: "Our National Eating Disorder", pp. 1-11.
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Assignments start in Week 4)

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER TWO: SETTLED INGREDIENTS: Domestic Food Acquisition, pp. 32-61
    
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 33.
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 15 "The forager"
  • Ch. 16 "The omnivore's dilemma"

  (We're starting this book here, with Michael Pollan's discussion of "The forager" and "The ethics of eating animals" as this Week we begin having a closer look at hunting / gathering / foraging as a way people get their food in nonindustrialized societies)

• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Assignments start in Week 4)

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER THREE: MOBILE INGREDIENTS: The Global Food System, pp. 62-91
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 63.
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 17 "The ethics of eating animals"
  • Ch. 18 "Hunting: the meat"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • "Introduction"
  • Ch. 1 "How to Read a Menu"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER FOUR: COOKING: Kitchen Matters, pp. 92-123
    
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 93.
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 19 "Gathering: the fungi"
  • Ch. 20 "The perfect meal"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 2 "Entrée"

Review for Midterm Exam

s2025 Wk 6 the Anthropology of Food Midterm Exam will be available from 12:01 a.m. Monday, 17 February 2025 to 11:59 p.m. (10:00 p.m. starting time), Saturday, 22 February 2025

NOTE: There will be at least one question in the pool from each of the assigned videos from Weeks 1-5, so be sure not to miss watching them. Video Listings: <https://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afvideo_schedule.html#week01>

For after the Midterm Exam

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER FIVE: RECIPES: Cuisines Dished Up, pp. 124-154
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 125.
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Review for the Midterm Exam
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Review)

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER SIX: EATING-IN: Comensality, pp. 156-184
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 157.
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 1 "The plant: corn's conquest"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 4 "Ketchup, Cocktails, and Pirates"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: EATING-OUT: Gastronomy, pp. 186-215
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 187.
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 2 "The farm"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 5 "A Toast to Toast"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: GLOBAL REALITIES: Food Insecurity, pp. 216-243
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 217.
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 3 "The elevator"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 6 "Who Are You Calling a Turkey?"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER NINE: LOCAL RESPONSES: Food Security, pp.244-276
  • NOTE LEARNING OBJECTIVES on p. 245.
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 4 "The feedlot: making meat"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 7 "Sex, Drugs, and Sushi Rolls"
    

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • "EPILOGUE: TAKEAWAY LEFTOVERS", pp 278-284

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 5 "The processing plant: making complex foods"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 8 "Potato Chips and the Nature of the Self"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 6 "The consumer: a republic of fat"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 9 "Salad, Salsa, and the Flour of Chivalry"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 7 "The meal: fast food"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 10 "Macaroon, Macaron, Macaroni"

• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 12, "Slaughter: in a glass abattoir"
  • Ch. 13, "The market: 'greetings from non-barcode people'"
  • Ch. 14, "The meal: grass-fed"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 11 "Sherbet, Fireworks, and Mint Juleps"

s2025 Wk 14 Final Exam Submitted Question due by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, 27 April 2025.

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• Eating Culture, Third Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 12 "Does This Name Make Me Sound Fat? Why Ice Cream and Crackers Have Different Names"
  • Ch. 13 "Why the Chinese Don't Have Dessert"
  • "Epilogue"

fs2025 Wk 13 (optional) Extra Credit Paper(s) due by Sunday, 20 April 2025

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?

NOTE: The Gradebook entry for Extra Credit requires that “out of zero” be used when setting up an Extra Credit assignment.