Week 1 (January 12-16): Introductions
- Monday: Syllabus Review
- Wednesday: Read excerpt from Introduction to Food Studies (under “Readings” on class website). Will be asked to do pre-writing in advance of class discussion.
- Friday: Student Introductions
Week 2 (January 19-23): Student Introductions
- Monday: No Class (MLK Day)
- Wednesday: Student Introductions
- Friday: Student Introductions
Week 3 (January 26-30): Defining American Food
- Monday: Snow Day
- Wednesday-Friday: Read Wendel Berry’s “The Pleasure of Eating;” Samah Dada’s “Blending;” Abigail Koffler’s “Hamantaschen;” Scott Alves Barton’s “Eatplaces: Table Talk of Yesterdays;” Jennifer Justus’s “All Praise to the Lunch Ladies” (website except for Justus; Click Link for Justus article). Will be asked to do pre-writing in advance of class discussion.
Week 4 (February 2-6): SNAP Program
- Monday-Wednesday: Read Chapters 1, 5, and 6 from Why SNAP Works for class discussion (website)
- Friday: Cookbook Workshop
Week 5 (February 9-13): International Trade
- Monday-Wednesday: Read Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 from Green with Milk & Sugar for class discussion (website)
- Friday: Cookbook Workshop
Week 6 (February 16-20): Women and Cooking
- Monday-Wednesday: Read excerpts from Encarncion’s Kitchen for class discussion (website).
- Friday: Cookbook Workshop
*** Cookbook Archive link is due at 5pm ***
Week 7 (February 23-27): Food Apartheid/Food Resiliencies
- Monday-Wednesday: Read Black Food Geographies for class discussion (bookstore/library)
- Friday: Online Database Research Workshop
Week 8 (March 2-6): Spring Break
Week 9 (March 9-13): Food Fiction
- Monday-Wednesday: Read Black Cake in preparation of class discussion this week (bookstore/library). Will be asked to do pre-writing in advance of class discussion.
- Friday: Online Database Research Workshop
Week 10 (March 16-20): Food & New Media
- Monday-Wednesday: Watch and Discuss excerpts from the Black Cake streaming series on Hulu in class
- Friday: No Class
*** Online Database Research added to Archive folder is due at 5pm ***
Week 11 (March 23-27): Vibe Coding
- Monday-Friday: Vibe Coding Workshops
Week 12 (March 30-April 3): Pesticides
- Monday-Wednesday: Read Introduction, Chapters 3, 4, and 5 in Poison Powder (website)
- Friday: Watch and Discuss Off the Menu documentary in class
*** Vibe Coding App will be shared with professor and research results added to Archive folder. Due at 5pm ***
Week 13 (April 6-10): Immigration and Food Production
- Monday-Wednesday: Read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 in Will Work for Food for class discussion (website)
- Friday: Final Presentation Workshop
Week 14 (April 13-17): Final Presentations
- Monday-Friday: Final Presentations
Week 15 (April 20-24): Final Presentations
- Monday: Final Presentations
- Wednesday: Final Essays Workshop
- Friday: No Class (History and American Studies Symposium)
*** Final Timelines and Bibliographies inserted on class website by 5pm ***
Week 16 (April 27-May1): Final Exams
- Monday: Final exam will be held from 8:30-11:00am