• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • PROLOGUE, "SETTING THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL TABLE"
  • Glossary page through the Glossary on pp. 301-312 and familiarize yourelf with the terms

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan

  INTRODUCTION: "Our National Eating Disorder", pp. 1-11.

• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky

  (Assignments start in Week 4)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER ONE: OMNIVOROUSNESS: CLASSIFYING FOOD

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Assignments start in Week 3)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Assignments start in Week 4)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER TWO: SETTLED INGREDIENTS: DOMESTIC FOOD PRODUCTION
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 15 "The forager"
  • Ch. 16 "The omnivore's dilemma"
  • Ch. 17 "The ethics of eating animals"

  (We're starting this book here, with Michael Pollan's discussion of "The forager" and "The ethics of eating animals" as next Week we begin having a closer look at hunting / gathering / foraging as a way people get their food in nonindustrialized societies)

• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Assignments start in Week 4)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER THREE: MOBILE INGREDIENTS: ROOTS, ROUTES, AND REALITIES OF INDUSTRIALIZED AGRICULTURE
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 18 "Hunting: the meat"
  • Ch. 19 "Gathering: the fungi"
  • Ch. 20 "The perfect meal"

  (We're continuing this book here, with Michael Pollan's discussion of Hunting and Gathering, and in Ch. 2 of Eating Culture we have a closer look at hunting / gathering /foraging as a way people get their food in nonindustrialized societies)

• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • "Introduction"
  • Ch. 1 "How to Read a Menu"

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER FOUR: COOKS AND KITCHENS
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 2 "Entrée"
  • Ch. 3 "From Sikbāj to Fish and Chips"

Review for Midterm Exam

s2025 Wk 6 the Anthropology of Food Midterm Exam will be available from 12:01 a.m. Monday, 17 February 2025 to 11:59 p.m. (10:00 p.m. starting time), Saturday, 22 February 2025

NOTE: There will be at least one question in the pool from each of the assigned videos from Weeks 1-5, so be sure not to miss watching them. Video Listings: <https://www.d.umn.edu/cla/faculty/troufs/anthfood/afvideo_schedule.html#week01>

For after the Midterm Exam

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER FIVE: RECIPES AND DISHES

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • "Introduction: our national eating disorder"
  • Ch. 1 "The plant: corn's conquest"
  • Ch. 2 "The farm"
  • Ch. 3 "The elevator"
  • Ch. 4 "The feedlot: making meat"

  (We're starting this book here, with Michael Pollan's discussion of "The forager" and "The ethics of eating animals" as next Week we begin having a closer look at hunting / gathering / foraging as a way people get their food in nonindustrialized societies)

• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Review)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER SIX: EATING-IN: COMMENSALITY AND GASTRO-POLITICS

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Introduction: our national eating disorder
  • Ch. 5 "The processing plant: making complex foods"
  • Ch. 6 "The consumer: a republic of fat"
  • Ch. 7 "The meal: fast food"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Review)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: EATING-OUT AND GASTRONOMY
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 8 "All flesh is grass"
  • Ch. 9 "Big Organic"
  • Ch. 10 "Grass: thirteen ways of looking at a pasture"
  • Ch. 11 "The animals: practicing complexity"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Review)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: GLOBAL INDIGESTION: RESETTING THE AGENDA FOR FOOD SECURITY
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 12, "Slaughter: in a glass abattoir"
  • Ch. 13, "The market: 'greetings from non-barcode people'"
  • Ch. 14, "The meal: grass-fed"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  

• (Review)

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • CHAPTER NINE: LOCAL DIGESTION: MAKING THE GLOBAL AT HOME
    
    

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 4 "Ketchup, Cocktails, and Pirates"
  • Ch. 5 "A Toast to Toast"

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • "EPILOGUE: LEFTOVERS TO TAKEAWAY"

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 6 "Who Are You Calling a Turkey?"
  • Ch. 7 "Sex, Drugs, and Sushi Rolls"
    

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 8 "Potato Chips and the Nature of the Self"
  • Ch. 9 "Salad, Salsa, and the Flour of Chivalry"

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 10 "Macaroon, Macaron, Macaroni"
  • Ch. 11 "Sherbet, Fireworks, and Mint Juleps"

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • Ch. 12, "Slaughter: in a glass abattoir"
  • Ch. 13, "The market: 'greetings from non-barcode people'"
  • Ch. 14, "The meal: grass-fed"
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • (Review)

s2025 Wk 14 Final Exam Submitted Question due by 11:59 p.m. Sunday, 27 April 2025.

s2025 Wk 14 Term Paper (up to 400 points) due by Sunday, 27 April 2025.

AVISO: Late Term Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

• Eating Culture, Second Edition, Gillian Crowther
  
  
  • (Review)

•  Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
  
  
  • (Review)
    
    
• The Language of Food, Dan Jurafsky
  
  
  • Ch. 12 "Does This Name Make Me Sound Fat? Why Ice Cream and Crackers Have Different Names"
  • Ch. 13 "Why the Chinese Don't Have Dessert"
  • "Epilogue"

fs2025 Wk 13 (optional) Extra Credit Paper(s) due by Sunday, 20 April 2025

AVISO: Late Extra Credit Papers will not be accepted unless (1) arrangements for an alternate date have been arranged in advance, or (2) medical emergencies or similar extraordinary unexpected circumstances make it unfeasible to turn in the assignment by the announced due date. Why?

NOTE: The Gradebook entry for Extra Credit requires that “out of zero” be used when setting up an Extra Credit assignment.