Politics & Food
Fall 2017 Course ScheduleDate
Topic Assignments
Last updated: 02/06/2018
August
8/22
Introduction
8/24
Food & You
***Note Exercise 1 needs to be started 3 days before it's due
8/29
Food & You
Discuss Exercise 1
Exercise 1 due
8/31
Food & You
Discuss reading
Reading:
New to you Food (NTYF) Jicama (in Ch 6)
September
9/5
Food & You
Discuss Exercise 2 and reading
Exercise 2 due
Reading:
Changing Food Preferences
9/7
Food & You
Discuss readings
Readings:
Superfoods RB p 115
NTYF Chia Seed (in Ch 5)
NTYF Quinoa (Ch 8)
9/12
Food & You
Discuss Food Waste
Readings/media:
Video (18 min.)
Edible rings (video/article)
*If you're interested: City composting
9/14
Food & You & the World
Discuss Ch 2
Reading
Chapter 2
9/19
Food & You & the World
Discuss Readings
Readings:
RB p 26
RB p 28
9/21
Government, MNCs, & You
Discuss readings
Readings:
Chapter 1
RB p 101
9/26
Government, MNCs, & You
Discuss readings
Readings:
RB p 69
Europe's Sugar Producers
New Sugar (article & video)
9/28
Government, MNCs, & You
No class- watch film
Watch film (90 min) (will be posted 9/26 until 9/29)
October
10/3
Government, MNCs, & You
Discuss film
Discuss film
10/5
The Global Food Supply
Discuss readings
Readings:
NTYF Insects (in Ch 4)
10/10
The Global Food Supply: Spices & Money
Discuss readings
Reading:
Spices, Chapter 3
RB p 43
10/12
The Global Food Supply
Discuss readings/games
Readings:
NTYF Coca reading (in Ch 3)
Games:
Be a spice trader for a day (see RB, p 38)
10/17
Fall Break
10/19
The Global Food Supply: Labor
Reading:
Cocoa Beans, Chapter 4
RB: p 62, 67, 77
No Class: Work on Critical Thought Assignment 1
(will be posted on 10/19)
Critical Thought Paper 1 due by 12:05 pm
10/26
In-class activity
Discuss reading
Reading:
10/31
The Global Food Supply: Labor
Readings:
Tomatoes, Chapter 6
US Migrant labor
November
11/2
No Class: Visit Jungle Jim’s to complete assignment
Directions to Eastgate location
Complete Exercise 3
Submit to Blackboard no later than 10:49 am, 11/7. If you want to refer to your exercise for our class discussion, please print a copy for your reference, as you may not pull it up electronically.
11/7
Discuss Exercise 3
Exercise 3 due to BB
11/9
The Global Food Supply: Production
Discuss readings
Reading:
Soy Chapter 5
RB: p 90, 91, 95
11/14
The Global Food Supply: Production Concerns
Discuss readings/media
Readings:
Ch 6 pp 124-128 (including RB p 125)
RB p 102
Are GMOS Good or Bad (9 min.)
Recap of GMO issues from Ch 5
The Global Food Supply:
Discuss readings
Readings:
NTYF Jackfruit (in Ch 2)
NTYF Cassava (in Ch 1)
11/21
The Global Food Supply
Recipes:
Turkish Spicy Lentil & Bulgur Soup
11/23
Thanksgiving
11/28
The Global Food Supply
Discuss readings
Readings:
Tuna, Ch 7
RB: p 140
11/30
The Global Food Supply
Discuss readings
Readings:
NYTF Lionfish (in Ch 7)
December
12/5
The Global Food Supply
Discuss readings
Reading:
The Future of Food, Ch 8
If you're interested:
12/7
Wrap-Up
Tying things together
12/14
Final Exam Time 10:10-12:10
Critical Thought Paper 2 due
