Course Calendar
| Week 1: Sept 7-11 |
| Wed. Introduction to the class and to each other. For Sunday, listen to the audio Interview,“Bananas, A Storied Fruit with an Uncertain Future.” This is a radio interview with Dan Koeppel, a science writer, and the author of the book, Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19097412Make some notes, as you listen, about what parts of the conversation you find interesting, any vocabulary that is new to you and anything you don’t understand or would like to know more about. Also pay close attention to the *perspective* in this story: whose perspective on these issues is represented and what are some factors influencing this perspective? Bring your notes to class and be prepared to discuss the interview. You can bring a digital file on a flash drive,if you like, or email your notes to yourself. |
| Sun. Discussion of audio interview and examples of the ecology, economy and ethics of food.Homework:View Carolyn Steele’s TedTalk, “How Food Shapes Our Cities”http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/carolyn_steel_how_food_shapes_our_cities.htmlSome things to think about, make note of, and/or to look up: Where was the City of Ur, where is the Fertile Crescent and what is its significance, what does Steel mean by sitopia? Can you relate any of her ideas and the issues she raised to how food shapes Cairo? How would you characterize the perspective or POV of this research? |
| Week 2: Sept 14-18 |
| Wed.In class: Creation of e-portfolios and upload of first file (your notes on Koeppel interview .)Discussion of Carolyn Steele’s TedTalk, “How Food Shapes Our Cities” Be prepared to discuss this video.Discussion: Imagining a research question.Homework due 9/18:Read Chapter 4, “The Rhetoric of Food: Food as Nature, Commodity and Culture” in the e-book, The Politics of Food by Lien, Marianne E; Nerlich, Brigitte, which is available online through the AUC library. |
| Sun. Reading due: “The Rhetoric of Food: Food as Nature, Commodity and Culture” in the e-book, The Politics of Food by Lien and NerlichLecture/Discussion:“The Rhetoric of Food” & Elements of an annotated bibliography entryGroup work:Writing an annotated bibliography entry for this chapter.Homework due Wed. 9/21:Finish your annotated bibliography entryfor “The Rhetoric of Food: Food as Nature Culture and Commodity.” Upload to your portfolio.Read Chapter 1: “The Global Green Bean and other Tales of Madness.” from Susanne Freidberg’s French Beans and Food Scares. The book is available on ebrary in the AUC library online.Please also take a look at the Works Cited list at the end of the book to see an extensive list of works on related topics and to get ideas about potential avenues for research. |
| Week 3: Sept 21-25 |
| Wed. Discussion of Freidberg.Review of wiki interface for creating collaborative annotated bibliography. Brainstorming topics and identifying types of sources and planning the structure of the Collaborative Annotated Bibliography, including subtopics. Divvying up subtopics for research. |
| Sun. Library workshop: What makes a meaningful source? Search strategies, narrowing or expanding your search, evaluating potential sources.Homework due Wed 9/28:Find a source related to your subtopic on the ecology, economy and ethics of food. You will be assigned a source type (journal article, newspaper or magazine article, book/chapter, film). Those assigned to find the shorter source types (usually newpaper and magazine articles) will have to create more than one entry. Write an annotated bibliography entry for this source on the collaborative Annotated Bibliography wiki.You are encouraged to look for a source related to your areas of interest, within the broader topic.(You will have time during the library workshop to do some searching and ask questions.) |
| Week 4: Sept 28-Oct 2 |
| Wed. Entries on collaborative annotated bibliography due. In class peer editing and revision of entries and of the organization of the bibliography. |
| Sun. Presentations of your sources/discussion of the quality of the sources, issues raised by these sources and possible related research questions, plus any technical issues related to the formatting of the bibliographic entry. |
| Week 5: Oct 5-9 |
| Wed. Presentations of your sources/discussion of the quality of the source, issues raised by these sources and possible related research questions, plus any technical issues related to the formatting of the bibliographic entry. |
| Sun. How to write a research proposal: purpose, structure, models, source selection |
| Week 6: Oct 12-16 |
| Wed. Reading due: Research question and 3 preliminary sources due. |
| Sun. First Draft of research proposal & annotated bibliography due. Submit on Turnitin.com and on your portfolio.First Draft should include a draft of all sections of the research proposal (clearly labled) AND an MLA-formatted citation list of 8 sources. You DO NOT need to include annotations in your first draft but they must be included in the second draft. |
| Week 7: Oct 19-23 |
| Wed. making your outline work for you. |
| Sun. In class,Dan Barber, “How I fell in love with a fish.” Sign up for conferences. |
| Week 8: Oct 26-30 |
| Wed. Midterm portfolio checklist |
| Sun & Monday, Second draft of research proposal due. Conferences October 30 & 31 in my office, HUSS P093. |
| Week 9: Nov 2-6 |
| Wed. Midterm Portfolio ChecklistIntro the Research Paper Assignment |
| Sun. Eid El Adha No class |
| Week 10: Nov 9-13 |
| Wed. Eid El Adha No class |
| Sun. Final Draft of Research Proposal Due on turnitin.com and on your portfolio.From research paper to research proposal. Organizing your paper & writing an introduction.Homework, Write an introduction to your research paper. Upload it to your portfolio before class on Wednesday. |
| Week 11: Nov 16-20 |
| Wed. Draft of your Introductions due in class and on your e-portfolio.Lecture/discussion: Writing the body of your research paper. |
| Sun. Lecture/Discussion: Preparing your research presentation.Draft of first paragraph of your research paper due on your portfolio.Conference sign-up |
| Week 12: Nov 23-27 (Deadline to drop class) |
| Wed. First Draft of Research paper due/Conferences Wed. & Thurs. |
| How to Sun. Writing your abstract.Conference sign-up |
| Week 13: Nov 30- Dec. 4 |
| Wed. Portfolio reflections/Writing your portfolio cover letterPost a draft of your abstract on your portfolio |
| Sun. Second draft of research paper due/Conferences Sat Dec 3. & Sun Dec 4 |
| Week 14: Dec 7-11 |
| Wed. Dec 7 Research Presentations Saturday Dec 10 Research Presentations |
| Sun. Dec 11 Research Presentations |
| Week 15: Dec 14 |
| Wed. Dec 14 NO CLASS Run-off elections (class meets Sat. Dec10) Research Presentations.Final Draft of research paper and final e-portfolio with cover letter and checklist due Friday December 16. NO EXCEPTIONS |
