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EMPIRES, POWER AND THE MODERN WORLD: FOOD AS HISTORY
HIS1EPM
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Food and drink are essential to human existence; they reveal the nature of human society and culture. In this subject, which is a first-year core for the History major, you'll explore topics such as food taboos,colonialism, kitchens and cooking, feasting, famine and fair trade. Each week we will use a range of primary sources, including recipe books, advertising, newspapers and film, to help us understand how experiences of and attitudes towards food have changed over time, and what this can tell us about the world.Through reflecting on histories of food in local and global contexts, you'll discover and debate key concepts including gender, class, race and power. Over the course of the subject we will trace food from agricultural production, to industrial manufacture, to retail, marketing and consumption. In doing so, we will bring historical understanding to the very urgent contemporary question of food sustainability, allowing you to meet the La Trobe Sustainability Thinking Essential.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 1 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate an understanding of empires and the modern world, and the concepts of gender, class, race and power.
- Activities:
- Tutorial activities, EBL activities, all assessment activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
02. Develop inquiry/research skills, including the ability to effectively access and interpret a wide variety of primary and secondary materials, both electronic and paper-based.
- Activities:
- Tutorial activities, EBL activities, all assessment activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
03. Practice critical-thinking, creative problem-solving and cultural literacy skills through analyzing historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past.
- Activities:
- Tutorial activities, EBL activities, all assessment activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
04. Finesse effective literacy and communication skills through the practice of oral and written communication.
- Activities:
- Tutorial activities, Research essay, tutorial presentation, final exam
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
05. Show how history and historians shape the present and can contribute to envisaging new futures by reflecting on social, environmental and economic change and challenges in relation to food sustainability for future generations.
- Activities:
- Online EBL activities, tutorial activities, assessment activities
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking,Cultural Literacy)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
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Albury-Wodonga, 2018, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (equivalent to 1250 words) | 35 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (equivalent to1750 words) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Document Discovery (equivalent to 750) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Presentation (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Bendigo, 2018, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (equivalent to 1250 words) | 35 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (equivalent to1750 words) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Document Discovery (equivalent to 750) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Presentation (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Melbourne, 2018, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (equivalent to 1250 words) | 35 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (equivalent to1750 words) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Document Discovery (equivalent to 750) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Presentation (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Mildura, 2018, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (equivalent to 1250 words) | 35 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (equivalent to1750 words) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Document Discovery (equivalent to 750) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Presentation (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |
Shepparton, 2018, Semester 2, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorEmma Robertson
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.
TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via video conference.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (equivalent to 1250 words) | 35 | 01, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Research essay and plan (equivalent to1750 words) | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Document Discovery (equivalent to 750) | 15 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Presentation (equivalent to 400 words) | 10 | 01, 04 |