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ANTH2003 – Food Across Cultures
2021 – Session 1, Fully online/virtual
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Eve Vincent
Payel Ray
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(ANTH150 or ANTH1050) or (40cp at 1000 level or above
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
We all eat. But what, when, how, how much and with whom we eat is bound up with questions of cultural difference, gender and power. The study of food, eating and hunger has long held a particular fascination for anthropologists--from subsistence strategies to nutritional intake, from food taboos to the social rules that structure how people eat together. This unit introduces the idea that the everyday activities of cooking and eating are packed with economic, medical, political, and cultural meanings. We will focus on some classic anthropological work on eating as a social practice. Then we move to the concerns of contemporary anthropology, examining issues such as the global industrial food system, and the link between migration, ethnic identity and food. Throughout this unit we are concerned with everyday eating practices, exploring the extraordinary variety of food likes and dislikes in a range of ethnographic contexts. |
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: Analyse how the everyday activities of food classification, cooking and eating are packed with cultural meanings.
- ULO2: Identify connections between food, globalisation, consumption practices and class, identity and migration.
- ULO3: Analyse the relationship between food, gender and power.
- ULO4: Apply anthropological theory to the study of food-related practices in contemporary Australia.
- ULO5: Demonstrate a command of anthropological knowledge and theories as applied to the study of food and culture.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Observational Task | 20% | No | 14 May, 23:59 via turnitin |
| Take-Home Exam | 25% | No | Open 7-14 June. Two hours to attempt |
| Participation in Tutorial Discussions or Weekly forums | 15% | No | Weekly, starting in week 2. |
| Weekly Reading Quizzes | 15% | No | Weekly, starting in Week 2, no quiz in Week 13 |
| Short Essay | 25% | Yes | Friday 23 April, 23:59 via turnitin |
Observational Task
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: 14 May, 23:59 via turnitin
Weighting: 20%
This short reflective assessment tasks requires you to observe and describe something to do with food and culture in contemporary Australia.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Apply anthropological theory to the study of food-related practices in contemporary Australia.
Take-Home Exam
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Open 7-14 June. Two hours to attempt
Weighting: 25%
Take-Home Exam
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse how the everyday activities of food classification, cooking and eating are packed with cultural meanings.
- Identify connections between food, globalisation, consumption practices and class, identity and migration.
- Analyse the relationship between food, gender and power.
- Demonstrate a command of anthropological knowledge and theories as applied to the study of food and culture.
Participation in Tutorial Discussions or Weekly forums
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weekly, starting in week 2.
Weighting: 15%
Active participation in either weekly tutorials or Weekly Forums
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse how the everyday activities of food classification, cooking and eating are packed with cultural meanings.
- Identify connections between food, globalisation, consumption practices and class, identity and migration.
- Analyse the relationship between food, gender and power.
- Demonstrate a command of anthropological knowledge and theories as applied to the study of food and culture.
Weekly Reading Quizzes
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weekly, starting in Week 2, no quiz in Week 13
Weighting: 15%
Online Weekly Reading Quizzes
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse how the everyday activities of food classification, cooking and eating are packed with cultural meanings.
- Identify connections between food, globalisation, consumption practices and class, identity and migration.
- Analyse the relationship between food, gender and power.
Short Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Friday 23 April, 23:59 via turnitin
Weighting: 25%
This is a hurdle assessment task (see assessment policy for more information on hurdle assessment tasks)
You are required to submit a short essay in response to a selected question. Details for this assessment task and essay questions will be made available.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Analyse how the everyday activities of food classification, cooking and eating are packed with cultural meanings.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
All required readings will be available electronically via Leganto, iLearn, or via other online sources. See unit iLearn page for further details.
For lecture and tutorial times and classrooms please consult the MQ Timetable website: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au. This website will display up-to-date information on your classes and classroom locations. Tutorial locations sometimes change in the days before class. Be sure to check. This session unless COVID requires changes we will have a mix of face-to-face and zoom tutes; make sure you sign up for the right kind of tute. Tutorials start the second week of class.
The lectures will be one of your primary sources of material for this unit. We bring together a range of concepts from a variety of sources, present the central theories and ideas, model anthropological thinking, adapt the material to your background, integrate contemporary events, and provide a framework to help make sense of the readings. It is unlikely that you will pass this class if you focus on the readings and tutorials alone.
The lectures cover essential and interesting unit material and you really should listen to them to get the most out of the unit. The take-home final will be largely based on material covered in lecture and required readings. Lectures will be uploaded to the unit iLearn page each week by the conclusion of the scheduled lecture time via zoom, echo360 or other similar program. You must listen to each week's lecture (and complete any required reading) prior to attending your tutorial.
Unit Schedule
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Lecture |
Assessment |
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1 |
25 Feb |
Eating Together |
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2 |
4 Mar |
Taste and Taboo |
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3 |
11 Mar |
Cannibals? |
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4 |
18 Mar |
Gender |
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5 |
25 Mar |
Cooking |
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6 |
1 Apr |
Entanglements |
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Mid-semester Recess: 5 Apr-16 Apr |
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7 |
22 Apr |
Fast Food |
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23 Apr |
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Short Essay Due, 23:59 via turnitin |
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8 |
29 Apr |
Slow Food |
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9 |
6 May |
Mobility, Identity, Migration |
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10 |
13 May |
Authenticity and Appropriation |
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14 May |
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Observation Task due 23:59, via turnitin |
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11 |
20 May |
Meat-Eaters? |
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12 |
27 May |
Bodies |
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13 |
3 Jun |
Food on Film |
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7 Jun |
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Online Take-home Exam Opens |
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14 Jun |
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Online Take-home Exam Closes |
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Unit information based on version 2021.02 of the Handbook