Food Studies: A Hands-On Guide by Dr. Willa Zhen (English) Paperback Book

Description: Food Studies by Dr. Willa Zhen Traditional food studies textbooks tend to emphasize theoretical concepts and text-based approaches. Yet food is sensory, tactile, and experiential. Food Studies: A Hands-on Guide is the first book to provide a practical introduction to food studies. Offering a unique, innovative approach to learning and teaching, Willa Zhen presents creative hands-on activities that can easily be done in a traditional classroom – without the need for a student kitchen. Major theories and key concepts in food studies are covered in an engaging, tangible way, alongside topics such as food production, consumption, technology, identity and culture, and globalization.A fantastic resource for supporting student engagement and learning, the book features:- practical activities, such as grinding grains to learn about the importance of food technology; working with restaurant menus to understand changes in food trends, tastes, and ingredients; writing food poetry; and many more- pedagogical features such as learning objectives, discussion questions, suggested readings, and a glossary- a companion website offering lesson plans, worksheets, and links to additional resources, found here: This is the perfect introduction for students of food studies, anthropology of food, food geography, food hospitality, sociology of food, food history, and gastronomy. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Willa Zhen is Professor of Liberal Arts and Food Studies at The Culinary Institute of America, USA. Table of Contents Introduction: Introducing Food Studies1. From Foodie to Food Studies2. Defining Food: Meals, Morals, and Manners3. Food, Identity, and Culture4. From Producers to Consumers5. Food and Technology6. Globalization and Food: Here, There, Everywhere, andNowhere?EpilogueGlossaryReferencesIndex Review This text by Zhen (Culinary Institute of America) lives up to its goal of "serv[ing] as a broad-ranging interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary introduction to the field of Food Studies" (p. 181) … [The] guide is accessible to all readers interested in food, from its production to its consumption, over time and across different cultures and traditions … Summing Up: Essential. All levels. * CHOICE *Willa Zhens book is fun! This introductory text to food studies encourages hand-on learning of concepts from commensality to food systems with the help of scavenger hunts, seed bombs, growing sprouts, and more. Do the learning and enjoy. -- Anna C. Bellows, Syracuse University, USAThe field needs an introductory survey textbook like this. The hands-on activities address an important component missing from most of the work in this field that values text over material. -- Jonathan Deutsch, Drexel University, USAThis book fills a niche in the growing food studies realm. The pedagogical features are wonderful and likely to stimulate a lot of discussion. -- John T. Lang, Occidental College, USAA simple and effective introduction to food studies, and a great resource for structuring class sessions in a way that encourages student engagement. * Charlotte Maberly, Queen Margaret University, UK * Promotional The first book to provide a practical introduction to food studies, using hands-on activities to help students to engage with the multidimensional nature of food – without the need for a student kitchen. Review Quote Willa Zhens book is fun! This introductory text to food studies encourages hand-on learning of concepts from commensality to food systems with the help of scavenger hunts, seed bombs, growing sprouts, and more. Do the learning and enjoy. Promotional "Headline" The first book to provide a practical introduction to food studies, using hands-on activities to help students to engage with the multidimensional nature of food without the need for a student kitchen. Feature The first book to provide a hands-on introduction to food studies, combining practical activities with key theories and concepts Details ISBN1474298710 ISBN-10 1474298710 ISBN-13 9781474298711 Format Paperback Pages 224 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-01-10 Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Subtitle A Hands-On Guide Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 394.12 Short Title Food Studies Language English Author Dr. Willa Zhen UK Release Date 2019-01-10 NZ Release Date 2019-01-10 Illustrations 20 bw illus Edited by Claire Webster Affiliation Winchester College, UK Position Classics Teacher Qualifications R.N., B.S.N., Ocn Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2019-01-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:123328247;

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