© 2010-2016
© 2010-2016
One item you will see often (and
often repeated) is that American
Anthropology traditionally has a
four-fold approach to the study of
humans and closely related
species.
These four fields include . . .
One item you will see often (and
often repeated) is that American
Anthropology traditionally has a
four-fold approach to the study of
humans and closely related
species.
These four fields include . . .
American Anthropology
• cultural / social
• physical / biological
• archaeology
• linguistics
So why study
Ryan Adams
the Anthropology
of Food?
of IUPUI
(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
best summarized the case . . .
So why study
the Anthropology of Food?
Ryan Adams
when at IUPUI
(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
best summarized the case . . .
Why food?
“Food is required by every human on
earth, yet the types of food we eat and
how we produce and consume it vary
tremendously. It is therefore a nearly
perfect subject for anthropology, since
it can be examined in terms of human
biology, culture, and social status
across time from our evolutionary
ancestors to the present day. . . .”
-- Ryan Adams, Lycoming College
And the folks
at the University of Indiana
(Bloomington, IN)
should know . . .
they offer a Ph.D.
in the Anthropology of Food
http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/grad/foodStudies/requirements.shtml
And lots of people
At a lot of places
find these topics interesting . . .
There have been 84,000
page views of the UMD
Anthropology of Food
WebPages in just a little over a
year . . .
Gustavus Adolphus
Harvard
Princeton
Berkeley
Michael Pollan
Author of your Textbook
The Omnivore’s Dilemma
University of Minnesota TC
TED
Buckingham Palace
William to take Cambridge University agriculture course
BBC News (30 December 2013)
The White House
And a Bandwagon of Personalities
And lots of people
find these topics interesting . . .
There have been almost
a third of a million
page views of the UMD
Anthropology of Food
WebPages in the last four years . . .
304,657
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
Food
and its . . .
• cultural / social
• physical / biological
• archaeological
• linguistical
aspects
These are also commonly known as . . .
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
Food
and its . . .
• sociocultural
• biophysical
• archaeological
• linguistical
aspects
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
Food
and their . . .
• sociocultural
• cultural / social
• biophysical
• physical / biological
• archaeological • archaeological
• linguistical
• linguistical
aspects
And you’ll visit these same four fields
as you go through your texts . . .
optional
. . . and as you go through
your other class materials . . .
And you’ll visit these fields with your
term project . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afproject.html
but more on this later . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afproject.html
And to study food in this tradition
there are a few basic characteristics of
anthropology to keep in mind . . .
Main Characteristics
of Anthropology
1.
the four fields of general anthropology
2.
culture as a primary concept
3.
comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
4.
holism or the study of "humankind" as a
whole, as a primary theoretical goal
5.
fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristics
of Anthropology
1.
the four fields of general anthropology
2.
culture as a primary concept
3.
comparative method as major
approach to the study of human behavior
more on this later . . .
4.
holism or the study of "humankind" as a
whole, as a primary theoretical goal
5.
fieldwork as a primary research
technique, involving “participant observation”
Finally, to round off our theoretical
perspectives, we’ll have a brief look at
...
a few
“Other Important Terms”
including . . .
a few
“Other Important Terms”
including . . .
1. ethnocentrism
2. cultural relativism
• absolute cultural relativism
• critical cultural relativism
3. “multiple cultural worlds”
a few
“Other Important Terms”
including . . .
1. ethnocentrism
2. cultural
relativism
more
on this later . . .
• absolute cultural relativism
• critical cultural relativism
3. “multiple cultural worlds”
and
“Units of Analysis”
including . . .
“units of analysis” may include:
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
one person
the family
the community
a region
a “culture area”
a culture / “subculture”
a nation
the world
an item or action itself
a “cultural metaphor”
“units of analysis” may include:
– one person
– the family
– the community
– a region
– a “culture area”
on /this
later . . .
– more
a culture
“subculture”
– a nation
– the world
– an item or action itself
– a “cultural metaphor”
and we’ll have a brief look at
Three Major Perennial Debates
including . . .
three major contemporary debates
1. Biological Determinism
vs. Cultural Constructionism
2. Ideationism vs. Cultural Materialism
3. Individual Agency vs. Structuralism
(“free will” vs. “power structures”)
three major contemporary debates
1. Biological Determinism
vs. Cultural Constructionism
2. Ideationism
vs.on
Cultural
more
this Materialism
later . . .
3. Individual Agency vs. Structuralism
(“free will” vs. “power structures”)
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course index and content
web pages . . .
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Your Moodle “home” will look something like this . . .
Your Moodle “home” will look something like this . . .
Select ANTH 3888 Anthropology of Food
Your Moodle screen
will look
something like the following . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
If you are new to Moodle
watch the online orientation
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
scroll down
“Block 1”
“Block 1”
contains the basic information
for the course
“Block 1”
“Block 1”
Weekly Memos are available here . . .
“Block 1”
scroll down
“Block 1”
The “Major Due Dates” web page is a handy site
“Block 1”
The Student Collaboration Space
could also be very handy . . .
“Block 1”
Click for Week 1 Details . . .
Moodle will open Week 1 and take
you to the top of the page . . .
Click here for the Week 1 information . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
scroll down for the Week 1 Information
And the listing for Week 1
will look something like this . . .
scroll down
scroll down
There are usually four main parts
to the listings of a week . . .
plus a bonus “For Fun” section
1. Topics for the Week . . .
including useful supplementary
materials like, for example,
figures, illustrations, and graphs
...
2. Readings for the Week . . .
3. Video Information for the week . . .
4. Assignments and Activities for
the week . . .
Plus a bonus “For Fun” section . . .
Plus a bonus “For Fun” section . . .
a little Trivia thrown in at no extra charge . . .
a little Trivia thrown in at no extra charge . . .
Activities and Assignments for Week 1 include . . .
Activities for Week 1 include . . .
be sure to Update Your Moodle Profile
as part of your introduction
Activities for Week 1 include . . .
If you want, as you go along in the course
check the little boxes to the right of an item to
keep track of what you have completed . . .
including useful suggestions,
...
Activities for Week 1 include . . .
and, just for the fun of it, have a look around
at the rest of the materials
For example, have a look at the
“First Day Handout” . . .
The “First-Day” Handout information
contains the basic information . . .
It’s the syllabus
It look something like the following . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu/
The “First-Day” Handout information
contains the basic information . . .
It’s the “syllabus”
It look something like the following . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu/
The “First-Day” Handout information
contains the basic information . . .
It’s the “syllabus”
It look something like the following . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu/
“First-Day” Handout Information . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout Information . . .
scroll down
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Basic Contact Information . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Basic Contact Information . . .
scroll down
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
scroll down
“First-Day” Handout . . .
The Course Outline in a Nutshell
“First-Day” Handout . . .
scroll down
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Moodle Home (“Block 1”) . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Moodle Home (“Block 1”) . . .
“Block 1”
contains the basic information
for the course
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Moodle Home (“Block 1”) . . .
“Block 1”
contains the basic information
for the course
scroll down
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
click here for
grades link
“First-Day” Handout . . .
click here for
grades link
including requirements, due
dates, options, and grades
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Your
Gradebook
will look something like this
“First-Day” Handout . . .
this is the best place to check
requirements, due dates,
options, and grades . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Click the “Maximize Content” icon
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
useful information . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Governing Procedures
pay attention . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
NB: Governing Procedures
note on Extra Credit Papers
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Special Facilities Information
Have a look at
“Meet Your Professor”
one more piece
of useful
information . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
At the very top of “Block 1” you will see an alphabet.
Clicking on a letter will bring you to a page that
indexes course WebPages for virtually all of the
scheduled topics and items in the course.
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
At the very top of “Block 1” you will see an alphabet.
Clicking on a letter will bring you to a page that
indexes course WebPages for virtually all of the
scheduled topics and items in the course.
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
This information is very useful
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
How useful?
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
“First-Day” Handout . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
to access a topic simply click on its first
letter to go to an index page . . .
on the index page, search for
item using Ctrl + F
or scroll down for the item
click on item . . . and . . .
voilá
this should also be very useful when it comes
time to start thinking about your class project
REM . . .
(in fact, they’re encouraged)
Be sure to read the note on exams from
the Welcome Memo . . .
“Block 1”
REM
Weekly Memos are available here . . .