A Global History of Food (HI2A7): Timetable
Term |
Week |
Lecture and Seminar Topic |
| Autumn Term | 1 |
No formal classes: please collect a small flowerpot and seeds from my office in FAB 3.68. |
| 2 |
Introduction: Food as a Total Social Fact Practical Exercise: Windowsill Horticulture |
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| 4 |
Colonialism, Improvement and the Columbian Exchange PLUS a session at the Modern Records Centre on their food-related holdings on Wed. 25 Oct |
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| 6 |
Reading Week (no lecture or seminar): Begin thinking about your long essay by reading THIS |
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| 8 |
Plus a visit to the Leamington Museum and Art Gallery for a hands-on session about using material culture to explore the history of sugar on Fri. 24 Nov. |
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| Winter Vacation | ||
| Spring Term | 1 | |
| 2 |
Practical Exercise: Object Biographies |
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| 6 | Reading Week (no lecture or seminar) | |
| 7 |
Neoliberalism, Food Security and Food Sovereignty (guest lecture by Dr Marta Guerriero, Global Sustainable Development) |
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| 8 |
Dieting, Discipline and Fat as a Feminist Issue This week will discuss topics that may be uncomfortable for some. Please let me know if you will find the week difficult. |
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| Easter Vacation | ||
| Summer Term |
1 |
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| 4 |
Revision Session Note that the revision session will take place on Monday 13 May (week 4) to avoid the bank holiday on Monday 6 May (week 3). The revision seminars will likewise take place in week 4. There will, in other words, be NO lecture or seminars in week 3. |
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