Politics & Food
Fall 2009 Course Schedule
Date
Topic Assignments
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August
8/25
Food & Us
8/27
Food & Us
9/1
Food & Us Exercise 1 due
9/3
No Class- complete assignments for next week
9/8
Food & Us
Roberts, Ch 4
9/10
Food & The World Exercise 2 due
The Global Diet reading
9/15
The Evolution of Farming
Roberts, Prologue, Ch 1
9/17
No class- complete readings for next week
9/22
Globalization The Spice Route
Spice reading
Spice article excerpt
9/24
Globalization
Colonization
Chocolate reading
9/29
Globalization
Exercise 3 due
October
10/1
No class- complete readings for next week 10/6
Globalization
Field Trip Day 10/8
Globalization
Roberts, Chs 2 & 3 Exercise 4 due
10/13
Globalization
Roberts, Chs 2 & 3
10/15
Class not meeting, instead watch this documentary to discuss on 10/22
10/20
Fall Break
10/22
Globalization
Discuss documentary
10/27
Globalization Bananas reading
More Bananas reading
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Food tasting night at Dr. Weir's house from 5:30-7:00
10/29
Government Policies
We are not meeting. Instead, watch this video. Be prepared for discussion and a possible quiz we will discuss it on 11/3.
November
11/3
Government Policies
Discuss Cappuccino Trail
11/5
Government Policies
Roberts, Ch 5 11/10
Environment & Food Issues
Readership program movie, movie discussion, and reading discussion
***Meeting place SU 102***
Exercise 5
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish
Tuna Town in Japan Sees Falloff of Its Fish
11/12
No Class- complete readings for next week
11/17
Environment & Food Issues
Mexico reading; Choose food items
11/19
Environment & Food Issues
Roberts, Ch 9
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Food tasting night at Dr. Weir's house from 6:00-7:30
11/24
11/26
Thanksgiving
December
12/1
Food Issues & the Global South
Food aid reading
Roberts, Ch 6
12/3
The Future of Food
Exercise 6 due
12/8
Foods from around the world Exercise-see exercise for presentation schedule
12/10
Foods from around the world
12/15 (T)
Final Exam Time 1:00-3:00
Foods from around the world
