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ANTH 310D | Food and Culture Dr. Adams |Spring 2015 Developing Your Research Topic Melissa Correll correll@lycoming.edu You’ll consider how these concepts intersect Food Dish Anthropology Potato Chip Sandwich You Choosing a dish related to you will lead to a more interesting project (you’ll enjoy the research more and produce higher-quality work if you care about what you are doing) Food Dish Potato Chip Sandwich How is this dish relevant to you? You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropology Food Anthropology Dish Potato Chip Sandwich You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence Processed Cheap Easy What do you know about this dish? Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Dish Potato Chip Sandwich You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropology Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence Processed Cheap Easy Anthropologists in this field Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Dish Potato Chip Sandwich You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropology Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence Social Context You will need to identify relevant anthropologists, and to consider the social context of the dish Processed Cheap Easy Anthropologists in this field Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Dish Potato Chip Sandwich You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropology Social Context What is “white trash?” Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence Processed Cheap Easy Anthropologists in this field Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Dish Potato Chip Sandwich You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropology Social Context Ask yourself: What do I already know? What do I need to find out? What is “white trash?” Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence How is identity constructed? Lack of sophistication Class & race intersect New ideas may occur to you throughout the process Processed Is there something uniquely American about convenience food? Cheap Easy Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Potato Chip Sandwich Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropologists in this field Anthropology Dish You Processed food in America Social Context What is “white trash?” Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence How is identity constructed? Lack of sophistication Class & race intersect Processed Is there something uniquely American about convenience food? Cheap Easy Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Potato Chip Sandwich Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropologists in this field Anthropology Dish You Processed food in America Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence Preliminary research helps Social you identify Context relevant scholars. Be sure to check What is their credentials “white trash?” – you need at least three Lack of sources from an sophistication anthropologist! Class & race intersect Matt Wray (sociologist) How is identity constructed? Processed Is there something uniquely American about convenience food? Cheap Easy Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Potato Chip Sandwich Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Anthropology Dish You Processed food in America With more Social research, I found Context an anthropologist who writes about “white trash” What is Anthropologists in this field James Hartigan (anth) Matt Wray (sociologist) “white trash?” Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence How is identity constructed? Lack of sophistication Class & race intersect Do you see common themes emerging? Processed Is there something uniquely American about convenience food? Cheap Easy Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Anthropology Dish Potato Chip Sandwich New questions may arise You Fond memories Childhood Family bond Still like it Processed food in America Is there something uniquely American about “white trash?” Class Latchkey kid Working parents independence Anthropologists in this field James Hartigan (anth) Social Context Matt Wray (sociologist) What is “white trash?” How is identity constructed? Lack of sophistication Class & race intersect Processed Is there something uniquely American about convenience food? Cheap Easy Convenient White bread, mayo, chips Food Pale, bland Childhood Fond memories Anthropology Dish Potato Chip Sandwich Connected ideas helped me to generate a You preliminary research question: How does processed comfort food (such as the potato chip sandwich) embody the Family characteristics of the socially constructed Working parents bond Still identity “white trash?” like it Processed food in America Is there something uniquely American about “white trash?” Class Latchkey kid independence Anthropologists in this field James Hartigan (anth) Social Context Matt Wray (sociologist) What is “white trash?” How is identity constructed? Lack of sophistication Class & race intersect To do efficient research, you need a strategy. Ask yourself these three questions (and answer them as best you can) to formulate a strategy: What do I (think I) know about _________? What do I need to find out about _______? Where might I find that information? 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