Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Summer 2018 - ARCH 375 D100

From Soup to Nuts: The Archaeology of Food (3)

Class Number: 5670

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jun 26 – Aug 3, 2018: Mon, Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Aug 10, 2018
    Fri, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Instructor:

    Angela D'andrea
    adandrea@sfu.ca
    778.782.5790
    Office: EDB 9625
    Office Hours: TBA

  • Prerequisites:

    ARCH 201 or 45 units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Examines the origin, development, and cultural significance of the foods we eat. We will delve into the role of food in human evolution and the development of food ways through time. Students are exposed to various approaches taken by archaeologists, anthropologists, palaeoanthropologists, and historians in the study of food and food ways.

COURSE DETAILS:

Food is a universal human requirement, and over time cultures from around the world have developed radically different cuisines. Or have they? In this course we will examine the origin, development, and cultural significance of the foods we eat. We will delve into the role of food in human evolution and the development of foodways through time. We will discover the earliest known foods, and foods of foraging societies, first farmers, early states, global scale food exchange with the European “discovery” of the New World, and the future of food. Students are exposed to various approaches taken by archaeologists, anthropologists, palaeoanthropologists, and historians in the study of food and foodways.

Grading

  • Mid-Term Exam 20%
  • Research Paper 40%
  • Take-Home Exam 25%
  • Food History Assignment 15%

NOTES:

FINAL EXAM:
DATE: August 10, 2018
TIME: 12:00PM-3:00PM
ROOM: TBA  

This course fulfills a Group II requirement.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

None.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need classroom or exam accommodations are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Students with Disabilities (1250 Maggie Benston Centre) as soon as possible to ensure that they are eligible and that approved accommodations and services are implemented in a timely fashion.

Deferred grades will be given only on the basis of authenticated medical disability.


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