ICSM Food, Identity, Culture
Library Instruction Objectives
Course Description:
What does it mean to be a “foodie”? Where does your food come from? What is the connection between food, identity and culture and how do we communicate this? These and other questions about the role of food in our lives will be explored in this course, including: How do communities and individuals form identities around food? How are these identities expressed through food? How are people and groups with particular food related viewed and treated by others? What does it mean to live, eat, and produce food sustainably? How have different systems of philosophical, literary, religious, and historical thought shaped the values concerning food we live by? We will seek answers to these questions of food, culture and identity, and more, as we engage intellectually through foundational readings from food studies, participate in individual, team and group exercises, and reflect on our food choices and behaviors.
Library Session Learning Objectives:
- Discover Library resources and services and how to ask for help (5 minutes)
- Starting your Research (Background Sources, Developing Keywords, Selecting Databases) (15 minutes)
- Find and access a books and articles using the Library Search.(15 minutes)
- In Class Assignment (15 minutes)
