Course Schedule
August 21: Syllabus Review; Introduction to Food History
August 23: Introduction to Zotero and Hypothes.is
- Zotero Quick Start Guide
- Introduction to Hypothes.is
August 28: Brainstorming Topics/Composing a Prospectus
- Rachel Lauden, "Getting Started in Food History"
August 30: Introduction to Library Research
September 4: Smith Discussion
- Your Smith point paragraph is your ticket to discussion
September 6: Library Research Day 2
September 11: Carroll Reading Discussion
- Your Carroll point paragraph is your ticket to discussion
- Topic due via e-mail before class
September 13: Advanced Scalar instruction
- Set up a page for your draft research prospectus in class.
September 18: Horowitz Discussion
- Your Horowitz point paragraph is your ticket to discussion
September 20: Presentations on First Draft Prospectuses
- E-mail me a link to your first draft prospectus
September 25: Finding Digital Food History Sources/Copyright w/ special guest Jonathan Poriitz
September 27: Library Research Day 3
- Bring Laptops for Zotero Research Check #1
October 2: Freedman Discussion
- Your Freedman point paragraph is your ticket to discussion
- Hypothes.is review
October 4: No In Person Class Today
- Post a copy of your second draft research prospectus on Scalar the night before class.
- Review at least five Scalar projects other than your own using Hypothes.is, leaving at least three comments on each paper.
- I'll assume your second draft prospectus is at the same link as your first prospectus was. E-mail me a new link if this is not the case.
October 9: Wallach Discussion
- Your Wallach point paragraph is your ticket to discussion.
October 11: In Class Research Day.
October 16: In Class Writing Day.
October 18: Write Scalar Flowcharts with draw.io.
October 23: Scalar Flowchart Discussion
- E-mail (or share) a copy of your Scalar flowchart. Response will come via e-mail.
October 30: Preliminary Research Presentations
- Film Clip: "The Gap"
- Preliminary Research Presentations
- Bring Laptops for Zotero Research Check #2
November 1: Introduction to job placement services w/ Michelle Gjerde
November 6: No In Person Class Today
- Draft Scalar Due. {Please wipe all old Hypothes.is notes so that we can all dialogue on a clean slate.}
- Review at least five Scalar projects other than your own using Hypothes.is, leaving at least three comments on each paper.
November 8: Film, "Food Chains," Part 1
November 13: Film, "Food Chains," Part 2, Discussion and schedule individual meetings
November 15: Class cancelled
Week of November 27 and 29: Individual Meetings (scheduled individually, two if necessary!)
- Link to final Scalar project due at 5PM on November 30th
- Final research presentation during final exam period
