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EMPIRES, POWER AND THE MODERN WORLD: FOOD AS HISTORY

HIS1EPM

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

The food you eat is not just a matter of taste. It is the product of histories of imperialism, global trade and commerce, and industrial and scientific revolutions; it tells a story of cultural change and exchange. In this subject, we study global histories of food from the age of empires to the modern world. We will trace commodity chains for products such as chocolate and tea from agricultural production, through industrial manufacture, to retail, marketing and consumption. Along the way we will explore topics including slavery, Indigenous and ethnic food encounters, kitchens and modernity, adulterated food, and wartime food supplies. Through investigating political, legal, economic and cultural histories of food in global and local contexts, you will discover and debate key concepts including gender, class, race and power. You will bring historical understanding to the urgent question of food sustainability.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Emma Robertson

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: HUS1FFT

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Food in World History

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Jeffrey Pilcher

Year: 2006

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Routledge

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Food: A Culinary History

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: N/A

Year: 2000

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Penguin

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Dining on Turtles: Food, Feasts and Drinking in History

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Diane Kirkby and Tanja Luckins

Year: 2007

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Palgrave

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate an understanding of empires and the modern world, and the concepts of gender, class, race and power.
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.
03. Practice critical-thinking, creative problem-solving and cultural literacy skills through analysing historical evidence, scholarship and changing representations of the past.
04. Finesse effective literacy and communication skills through the practice of oral and written communication.
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.

Albury-Wodonga, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Emma Robertson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Exam (equivalent to 1250 words)A central exam in the university exam period. Date to be confirmed by university exam timetable.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Research essay (equivalent to 1750 words)Questions to be provided on LMS.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Tutorial portfolio (equivalent to 1000 words)Primary source analysis tasks to be undertaken during the semester and submitted as a portfolio.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Emma Robertson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Exam (equivalent to 1250 words)A central exam in the university exam period. Date to be confirmed by university exam timetable.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Research essay (equivalent to 1750 words)Questions to be provided on LMS.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Tutorial portfolio (equivalent to 1000 words)Primary source analysis tasks to be undertaken during the semester and submitted as a portfolio.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Emma Robertson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Exam (equivalent to 1250 words)A central exam in the university exam period. Date to be confirmed by university exam timetable.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Research essay (equivalent to 1750 words)Questions to be provided on LMS.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Tutorial portfolio (equivalent to 1000 words)Primary source analysis tasks to be undertaken during the semester and submitted as a portfolio.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Mildura, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Emma Robertson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Exam (equivalent to 1250 words)A central exam in the university exam period. Date to be confirmed by university exam timetable.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Research essay (equivalent to 1750 words)Questions to be provided on LMS.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Tutorial portfolio (equivalent to 1000 words)Primary source analysis tasks to be undertaken during the semester and submitted as a portfolio.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Emma Robertson

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via online.

LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

TutorialWeek: 31 - 43
One 1.00 hour tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment elementCommentsCategoryContributionHurdle%ILO*

Exam (equivalent to 1250 words)A central exam in the university exam period. Date to be confirmed by university exam timetable.

N/AN/AN/ANo35SILO1, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5

Research essay (equivalent to 1750 words)Questions to be provided on LMS.

N/AN/AN/ANo40SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4

Tutorial portfolio (equivalent to 1000 words)Primary source analysis tasks to be undertaken during the semester and submitted as a portfolio.

N/AN/AN/ANo25SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4