FOOD
1. Watch this:

(this disturbing film is an excerpt from a full length documentary on the use of animals. The 10 minutes long link address only food).

2. Watch Food Inc. (linked in Modules).

3. Read this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0&pagewanted=print (Links to an external site.)

Written assignment: In a 2500 word paper:

Summarise and discuss what you learned in each of the 3 sections above.

PLEASE MAKE IT VERY CLEAR WHAT YOU ARE SUMMARISING.
4. Conclusion: In your conclusion answer these questions:

How did we get “here”?
Are there broader consequences?
Should our food supply be more transparent? If so, why? If not, why not?
What are the causes and consequences to “the veil” (a term from Food Inc.)?
Does any of this matter? If so, how? If not, why not?
What are your proposed ideas for solutions?
NB/ APA format is standard for the social sciences

Getting to Know You Activity- Food and Culture Freewrite

Because the summer quarter is short and intense, I wanted to ground our course inquiry and research in a topic that all of us can access. Food is something I love and have a complex relationship with. Food intersects with questions about memory, identity, politics, health, the environment and economy, travel and world views.

For our first course assignment, besides the Syllabus Quiz, I am asking that students do the following:

1) Briefly describe your relationship to food in a paragraph or two. These may include, but aren’t limited to an earliest memory of food, identity, beliefs, or preferences.

2) Name 5 items in your fridge or cupboards that best reveals who you are.

3) Name your ideal or favorite meal (recipe or place). What is the item? Why is it significant to you? Where can you find the meal? Please include the recipe if you can or describe it and the place you might encounter it with as much detail as possible.

* Students are asked to provide a visual image in their Get to Know You activity and creating a Canvas profile with a distinct picture, image or icon to help us know who you are.