ASB 300: Food and Culture
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Assignment 1 - Food Traditions, Family Identity & Social Structure
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margins, single-spacing, and 12pt font. Take note of the expected length given for each section.
Please read the instructions given on the course website, and make sure you complete Part
1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
The Meal
1)
Briefly describe the nature of the major ritual meal in your family that you have chosen
for this assignment. In your description, answer the following questions: What is the significance
of the meal? When and where is it held? Why? Respond in 1-2 paragraphs (~100 words)
Food and Ingredients
2)
Briefly describe the type of foods prepared for the meal and any aspects (such as
ingredients, regional style, preparation style) that are special about the dish/meal. Respond in 1-2
paragraphs (~100 words)
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Meaning & Participants
Please note: In order to receive full credit for this section you must cite at least 3 course sources
in your answers. These sources may be course readings or supplementary videos, but you may
not cite course lecture material as one of your 3 required citations. Of these 3 sources, 2 must be
from the readings and 1 may be from a required video.
3)
Analyze the meaning of the food itself. Address the following questions: What are the
origins of the meal/main dish, either historically or particular to your family? What do the dishes
represent (to you personally, to your family, symbolically, etc)? Answer in 300-500 words, and
make sure to include references to course material (i.e. readings and supplementary videos).
4)
Analyze the participation aspect of the meal. Address the following questions: Who does
the cooking, serving, and cleaning? How does this pattern of participation reflect your family
structure and social relationships? How do food traditions like this one contribute to your family
identity and history? Answer in 400-600 words, and make sure to include references to course
material (i.e. readings and supplementary videos).
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References
5)
List the references you cited above in APA format below. For information on how to
use APA style, visit ASU’s library guides: In-text Citations ; Reference List ; Sample References
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Expanded Rubric
ASB300- Assignment 1 Rubric: Food Traditions, Family Identity & Social Structure
1. Selection and Location (30 points)
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A. Does the student select an appropriate meal for the assignment?
YES (10), NO (0)
Thanksgiving is off limits. Meal must be a ‘regular’ part of their life.
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B. Does the assignment explain the significance of the meal in clear and proper
detail?
YES (10), MOSTLY (7.5) SOMEWHAT/ATTEMPT (5), NO (0)
Why is the meal a regular part of the student’s life? What does it mean to them? Why
do they take the time to do it?
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C. Does the assignment explain the “when, where” of the meal in clear and proper
detail?
YES (10), MOSTLY (7.5) SOMEWHAT/ATTEMPT (5), NO (0)
The student must give a specific location and time of the year (either day, season).
Typically ties into the significance of the meal.
2. Food & Ingredients (20 points)
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A. Does the assignment explain the types of foods and ingredients in clear and
proper detail?
YES (10), MOSTLY (7.5) SOMEWHAT/ATTEMPT (5), NO (0)
What are they cooking? What are they using to cook the various dishes? Note that an
answer of ‘we make chicken parm’ is not the same as ‘we make chicken parm and to do
so we purchase fresh chicken breast, tomatoes, basil, parmesan cheese, and
breadcrumbs…’
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B Does the assignment address special aspects of the meal?
YES (10), MOSTLY (7.5) SOMEWHAT/ATTEMPT (5), NO (0)
Which ingredients are special? What foods are integral to their meal?
3. Meaning (40 points)
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A Does the assignment analyze the origins of the meal in clear and proper detail?
YES (20), MOSTLY (17.5) SOMEWHAT (15), ATTEMPT (10), NO (0)
This could be the cultural origin, but the best answer will include the origin of the
celebration of this meal in their own family.
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B Does the assignment analyze how the meal represents the group/individual in
clear and proper detail?
YES (20), MOSTLY (17.5) SOMEWHAT (15), ATTEMPT (10), NO (0)
This question will likely be a repeat/expansion of their earlier explanation of the
significance of the meal. This is where they should start to tie in course references.
4. Participants (60 points)
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A. Does the assignment explain who does the cooking, serving, and cleaning in
clear and proper detail?
YES (20), MOSTLY (17.5) SOMEWHAT (15), ATTEMPT (10), NO (0)
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B. Does the assignment analyze how family structure and social relationships
are reflected in the meal participation in clear and proper detail?
YES (20), MOSTLY (17.5) SOMEWHAT (15), ATTEMPT (10), NO (0)
Family structure: ‘Dad doesn’t participate in the cooking because his role in the family
is x’
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C. Does the assignment analyze how the meal participation reflects family
identity and history in clear and proper detail?
YES (20), MOSTLY (17.5) SOMEWHAT (15), ATTEMPT (10), NO (0)
What is the student’s cultural background? Have the roles changed as the family
history has changed? Again, this section is where they should be engaging with the
course material.
5. Module Support (30 points)
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Does the module evidence demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the
material and clearly support the student’s analysis?
YES (30), MOSTLY (25) SOMEWHAT (20), ATTEMPT (15), NO (0)
Here is where you can give an overall assessment of how well the student did pulling in
course materials for their answers to sections 3 and 4. Were the references
appropriate? Were they explained well? Were the connections clear?
*Note: This is not where you assess points for the formatting of citations. See below.
6. Citations/References (10 points)
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Are in-text citations and reference lists included and properly formatted? (APA
style)
YES/MOSTLY (10), SOMEWHAT/ATTEMPT (5), NO (0)
This is where you can give an overall assessment of the formatting of references and
citations.
7. Formatting and Conventions (10 points)
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Is the document formatted precisely according to the directions and are there few
or no spelling/grammar mistakes?
YES/MOSTLY (10), SOMEWHAT/ATTEMPT (5), NO (0)
Did the student use the template? Are there so many spelling/grammar mistakes that
it’s hard to read the assignment?
Assignment Overview
The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking critically about your own family's
foodways and what they could mean from an anthropological perspective. As you have
learned in these first two modules, food is about more than nutritional value.
Anthropologists have used the study of food to understand how different cultures
understand their own identity at both macro and micro levels. Furthermore, the growing,
purchasing, preparing, cooking, and serving of food marks social categories. People
use food not only to connect with each other, but also to separate and demarcate
themselves from other identities and roles they do not wish to associate with.
In this assignment, you are asked to analyze a major ritual meal in your family from an
anthropological perspective. You may choose any major ritual meal to analyze, EXCEPT
for Thanksgiving. This means that you can choose a meal that your family may make on a
religious holiday, a birthday celebration, a weekly family get together, or any other
special meal event or occasion. However, this needs to be a meal that is mostly homecooked (not a meal that you go out for in a restaurant). If you purchase prepared food
for this meal that is fine, but you will have an easier time with your analysis if it is a meal
that your family cooks and prepares itself (at least for the most part). This should notjust
be an average meal that you eat every day, but rather is a special (i.e. ritual) meal of
some type. You will be answering an array of questions about the meal and will need to
include concepts form the readings, lectures, and videos in the course (at least three) to
analyze how food traditions and foodways contribute to your family identity and social
structure.
Note: we recognize that for various reasons, students may not have a family ritual that they want to write about-this is not a problem. Perhaps there is another ritual meal that you experience with a friends group (Taco Tuesday
with the roommates, birthday celebration with friend) that also fits the above criteria. If you have any questions
about whether your idea for the assignment fits what we are looking for, please email your TA describing your
ideas.
Instructions
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Watch the assignment overview video above to learn more about the assignment.
View the Assignment 1 Rubric (or click in to the Assignment page) to see how it will be graded.
Download the Assignment 1 Template document below and answer each section based on your knowledge and use of the
readings/lectures/videos.
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If you have any questions please post to the Hallway Conversations (Module 2 forum). If you need help with your
writing or citation practices, please check out the resources provided in the Writing Help Center tab.
The reference should only come from the materials I provided below.
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Required Readings
DeVault, M. (2008) Conflict and Deference In C. Counihan & P. Van Esterik (Eds.) Food and culture: a reader,
2, 240-258, Routledge.
Carrington, C. (2008). Feeding Lesbigay Families In C. Counihan & P. Van Esterik (Eds.) Food and culture: a
reader, 2, 259-288, Routledge.
Wilk, RR. (2008). Real Belizean Food In C. Counihan & P. Van Esterik (Eds.) Food and culture: a reader, 2, 308325, Routledge.
William-Forson, P. (2008). More than just the Big Piece of Chicken: The power of race, class, and food in American
consciousness. In C. Counihan & P. Van Esterik (Eds.) Food and culture: a reader, 2, 107-118, Routledge.
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Siskind, J. (2002). Invention of Thanksgiving : A ritual of American nationality. In C. Counihan (Ed.) Food in the
USA: a reader, 41-58. Psychology Press.
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Chapters 3-5 of The Omnivore's Dilemma - Note: you will not be quizzed on The Omnivore's Dilemma reading in
this module's quiz, but we recommend you read these chapters to keep on pace to finish the book in time for our
book club in week 7
Required Videos
Watch the three embedded videos below. (Having trouble viewing these videos?)
Lee, J. (2008, July). Jennifer Lee: The hunt for General Tso [video file]. Retrieved
from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6MhV5Rn63M
Royal Feed (n.d.) [video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEzD9wcJIHY
Rock, C. (1999). Bigger & Blacker [video file]. Retrieved from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Cn8sczZTZ4
FYI the video below contains explicit language
Big_Piece_Of_Chicken_Transcript.docx
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Optional Websites
Check out these NPR stories on food identities:
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What Do We Lose, and Gain, When Reducing Life to a Recipe?
Spoken Dish Asks Souterners: What is Your Food Identity?
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