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Welcome to Anthropology of Food

University of Minnesota Duluth

Tim Roufs© 2010-2015

Welcome to Anthropology of FoodThis will be a great course . . .

you will see

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

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

http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/food_flash.html

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 . . .

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 courseBBC News (30 December 2013)

The White House

And a Bandwagon of Personalities

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 . . .

281,311

So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .

Foodand its . . .

•cultural / social

•physical / biological

•archaeological

•linguistical

So . . . we’re going to have a look at . . .

aspects

These areas are also commonly known as . . .

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 you’ll visit these same four fields

as you go through your texts . . .

. . . 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

http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afproject.html

but more at a later date . . .

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 . . .

Finally, to round off our theoretical

perspectives, we’ll have a brief look at

. . .

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• absolute cultural relativism• critical cultural relativism

3. “multiple cultural worlds”

a few

“Other Important Terms” including . . .

more at a later date . . .

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”– a culture / “subculture”– a nation– the world– an item or action itself– a “cultural metaphor”

more at a later date . . .

and we’ll have a brief look at

Three Major Perennial Debates including . . .

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 . . .

How do you find

in the first place?

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

enter:

moodle.umn.edu

enter:

moodle.umn.edu

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/

Your Moodle “home” will look something like this . . .

Select Anthropology of Food . . .

https://moodle.umn.edu/

Your Moodle “home” will look something like this . . .

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 Moodlewatch the online orientation

Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .

scroll down

“Block 1”

“Block 1”

“Block 1”contains the basic information

for the course.For example . . .

“Block 1”

“The Course in a Nutshell”

http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afhandout_first-day_online.html

The Course Outline in a Nutshell

“Block 1”

The “Major Due Dates” web page is a handy site

“Block 1”

The “Major Due Dates” web page is a handy site

“Block 1”

“Block 1”

Weekly Memos are available here . . .

“Block 1”

“Block 1”contains the basic information

for the course

“Block 1”

REM: “Block 1”contains the basic information

for the course

scroll down

The Student Collaboration Space could also be very handy . . .

Click for Week 1 Details . . .Moodle will open Week 1 and

take you to the top of the page . . .

Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .

Your Moodle screen will look something like this . . .

scroll down

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. Activities for the week . . .

Activities for Week 1 include . . .

Activities for Week 1 include . . .

Activities for Week 1 include . . .

be sure to Update Your Moodle Profile as part of your introduction

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 . . .

and, just for the fun of it, have a look around at the rest of the materials . . .

. . . have a look around at the rest of your Moodle folder . . .

For example, have a look at the “First Day Handout” . . .

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”Moodle Home and

“Block 1”

“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

“First-Day” Handout information . . .

Moodle Grader

Your Gradebookwill look something like this

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 . . .

“First-Day” Handout information . . .

“First-Day” Handout information . . .

NOTE: Only the materials in the center panel are required

“First-Day” Handout information . . .

Typical Week’s Listings

Basic Textbook Information

Basic Textbook Information

including information on purchasing texts . . .

Governing Procedures

pay attention . . .

Governing Procedures

Governing Procedures

Governing Procedures

NB: Governing Proceduresnote on Extra Credit Papers

Governing Procedures

Governing Procedures

Special Facilities Information

And “Meet Your Professor” . . .

for the fun of it,have a look at the

“Meet Your Professor” Materials

Why?

Research shows that people who know a little about their teachers . . .

Research shows that people who know a little about their teachers . . .

Learn more . . .

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 . . .

one more pieceof useful

information . . .

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.

This information is very useful

How useful?

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 . . .

to access a topic simply click on a letter to go to an index page . . .

and from the index page click on the item you want . . .

scroll down for more items

scroll down

click on item . . . and . . .

voilá

this should be very useful when it comes time to start thinking about your class project

REM . . .

(in fact, they’re encouraged)

Cheers!

http://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/#title

OrientatedAnthropology of Food

University of Minnesota Duluth

Tim Roufs© 2010-2015