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University of Minnesota Duluth
Tim Roufs© 2010-2015
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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 . . .
Ryan Adamsof IUPUI
(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
best summarized the case . . .
So why studythe Anthropology of Food?
Ryan Adamsof IUPUI
(Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
best summarized the case . . .
So why studythe Anthropology of Food?
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, IUPUI Anthropology
And the folks at the University of Indiana
(Bloomington, IN)
should know . . .
they offer a Ph.D. in the Anthropology of Food
And lots of peopleAt a lot of places
find these topics interesting . . .
There have been 84,000page views of the UMD Anthropology of Food
WebPages in just a little over a year . . .
William to take Cambridge University agriculture courseBBC News (30 December 2013)
And lots of people find these topics interesting . . .
There have been more than a quarter million
page views of the UMD Anthropology of Food
WebPages in the last four years . . .
Foodand its . . .
•cultural / social
•physical / biological
•archaeological
•linguistical
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
aspects
Foodand its . . .
•sociocultural
•biophysical
•archaeological
•linguistical
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
aspects
Foodand its . . .
•sociocultural
•biophysical
•archaeological
•linguistical
So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .
aspects
•cultural / social
•physical /
biological
•archaeological
•linguistical
And to study food in this tradition there are a few basic characteristics of
anthropology to keep in mind . . .
1. the four fields of general anthropology
2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as majorapproach to the study of human behavior
4. holism or the study of "humankind" as awhole, as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary researchtechnique, involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristicsof Anthropology
1. the four fields of general anthropology
2. culture as a primary concept
3. comparative method as majorapproach to the study of human behavior
4. holism or the study of "humankind" as awhole, as a primary theoretical goal
5. fieldwork as a primary researchtechnique, involving “participant observation”
Main Characteristicsof Anthropology
more at a later date . . .
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• absolute cultural relativism• critical cultural relativism
3. “multiple cultural worlds”
a few
“Other Important Terms” including . . .
more at a later date . . .
“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”– a culture / “subculture”– a nation– the world– an item or action itself– a “cultural metaphor”
more at a later date . . .
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. Cultural Materialism
3. Individual Agency vs. Structuralism
(“free will” vs. “power structures”)
three major contemporary debates
more at a later date . . .
First thing . . . (if you are not already in Moodle)
go to your
course management siteand check it out . . .
Further instructions follow, but if you want,
and your browser permits, clicking on the URL that follows
in the next slide will take you to your Moodle home . . .
(your browser may require that you double-click)
There is another link at the end of this program
If your browser does not allow you to click on the above URL just enter it in your browser window . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu
Continue on here for further instructions . . .
(your browser may require that you double-click)
There is another link at the end of this program
Your log-in page will then look something like the following . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu/
Log in using your “x.500” information . . .
(that’s the log-in information you use for your e-mail)
Log in using your “x.500” information . . .
Log in using your “x.500” information . . .
(that’s the log-in information you use for your e-mail)
You may also access your Moodle folder from any of the many
course index and content web pages . . .
Your Moodle “home” will look something like the following . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu/
Select Anthropology of Food . . .
https://moodle.umn.edu/
Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .
If you are new to Moodlewatch the online orientation
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
The Course Outline in a Nutshell
including useful supplementary materials like, for example,
figures, illustrations, and graphs . . .
Activities for Week 1 include . . .
be sure to Update Your Moodle Profile as part of your introduction
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/
The “First-Day” Handout information contains the basic information . . .
It’s the “syllabus”
It look something like the following . . .
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
scroll down
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
Basic Contact information . . .
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
Basic Contact information . . .
scroll down
“Block 1”
As you have seen,“Block 1”
contains the basic information for the course
Moodle Home and“Block 1”
“Block 1”Moodle Home and
“Block 1”
scroll down
As you have seen,“Block 1”
contains the basic information for the course
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
click here for grades link
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
click here for grades link
including requirements, due dates, options, and grades
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html
“First-Day” Handout information . . .
this is the best place to check requirements, due
dates, options, and grades . . .
Research shows that people who know a little about their teachers . . .
Learn more . . .
Remember it better . . .
Research shows that people who know a little about their teachers . . .
Learn more . . .
Remember it better . . .
Have more fun learning . . .
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.
There have been more than a quarter million
page views of the UMD Anthropology of Food
WebPages in the last four years . . .
281,311
in the last four years there have been 281,000+ page visits to the
Anthropology of Food course page . . .
http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/#title