Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
David Lutz
Eve Vincent
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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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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Participation in Tutorial Discussions or Weekly forums | 15% | No | Weekly |
Weekly Quizzes | 25% | No | Weekly |
Short Essay | 35% | Yes | Sunday May 1, 11:59pm |
Observational Task | 25% | No | Sunday June 5, 11:59pm |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 15%
Active participation in either weekly tutorials or Weekly Forums
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 22 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 25%
Online Weekly Quizzes
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 35 hours
Due: Sunday May 1, 11:59pm
Weighting: 35%
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.
Assessment Type 1: Reflective Writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 25 hours
Due: Sunday June 5, 11:59pm
Weighting: 25%
This short reflective assessment tasks requires you to observe and describe something to do with food and culture in contemporary Australia.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
All unit readings are available via the unit's Leganto library.
Week 1 |
Commensality |
Week 2 |
Taboo |
Week 3 |
Cannibalism? |
Week 4 |
Cooking |
Week 5 |
Gender |
Week 6 |
Entanglements |
Week 7 |
Fast food |
Week 8 |
Slow food |
Week 9 |
Eating the continent |
Week 10 |
Mobility and memory |
Week 11 |
Weaponisation of food |
Week 12 |
Bodies |
Week 13 |
Revision |
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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook