Food Writing
January | |
| Week One | |
| Mon, 1/16 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
Wed, 1/18 Introductions What's Where Google Folders Nineties Setups |
| Week Two | |
| Mon, 1/23 | Standpoints and Food Questions 🧀🌶️ Pimento Cheese Food Experiences, Expertise, and Phatic Communication |
Wed, 1/25 | Food-told Story Projects Kick-off Read: Project descriptions Read: "Storytelling," 1-17, Jonathan Safran Foer, from Eating Animals, PDF in Canvas [40] P1 Planning |
February | |
| Week Three | |
| Mon, 1/30 | Semistructured Interviews Read: "Introduction," by Shola El-Waylly, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. xv-xvi [30] Read: "Chapter 5. Working with People," 89-107, from Try This: Research Methods for Writers [30] Developing Interview Questions |
Wed, 2/1 | Workshop I |
| Week Four | |
| Mon, 2/6 Read: "The Limits of the Lunch Box Moment," by Jaya Saxena, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 5-13 [30] |
Wed, 2/8 |
| Week Five | |
| Mon, 2/13 View: Edible Rhetoric: Making Memorable Meals, by Jody Shipka, YouTube Peer Review - Project 1 |
Wed, 2/15 No class (Mueller out of town) Project 1 Due |
| Week Six | |
| Mon, 2/20 Palimpsest Placemats (Anecdoted Topography of Chance) 🍽 Read: Project Two Description Read: About Daniel Spoerri, from theartstory.com (online) |
Wed, 2/22 Meet at PKs, 432 N. Main Street (appetizers) Bring placemats and a pen |
March | |
| Week Seven | |
Mon, 2/27 |
Wed, 3/1 Mapping Anecdotes (as Annotations)🗺️ Read: "The Three Sisters," (online) from Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer [50] Bring placemats |
| Week Eight | |
Virginia Tech Spring Break - No Classes | |
| Week Nine | |
| Mon, 3/13 Pizza from The Bést of Blacksburg 🍕 Read: "Revolt of the Delivery Workers" by Josh Dzieza, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 109-127 [45] |
Wed, 3/15 P2 Peer Review |
| Week Ten | |
| Mon, 3/20 Read: "The Gatekeepers Who Get to Decide What Food Is 'Disgusting,'" by Jiayang Fan, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 39-54 [45] Read: "Chronicles of a Bubble-Tea Addict,'" by Jiayang Fan, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 63-70 [30] Project Three Kick-off |
Wed, 3/22 The Fermented Cabbages: Sauerkraut and Kimchi |
| Week Eleven | |
| Mon, 3/27 Read: "Let Them Eat Fakes," by Ligaya Mishan, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 71-77 [30] Project Three Workshop |
Wed, 3/29 Read: "Ghost Acres: Tulare Lake and the Past Future of Food" by Tom Finger, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 95-108 [45] Read: "Other People's Kitchens,'" by Bryan Washington, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 169-173 [30] |
April | |
| Week Twelve | |
| Mon, 4/3 Read (pick 2): "The Wild and Irresistibly Saucy Tale of the Curry Con Man" by Mayukh Sen, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 188-1978 [30] Read (pick 2): "I Tasted Honda's Spicy Rodent-Repelling Tape'" by Liz Cook, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 202-205 [15] Read (pick 2): "I Was a Lifelong Vegetarian. I Decided to Taste What I Was Missing" by Rajesh Parameswaran, The Best American Food Writing 2022, pp. 209-215 [30] |
Wed, 4/5 P3 Peer review |
| Week Thirteen | |
| Mon, 4/10 P3 due |
Wed, 4/12 Revision |
| Week Fourteen | |
| Mon, 4/17 Revision |
Wed, 4/19 Revision |
| Week Fifteen | |
| Mon, 4/24 Revision Due; Showcase preparation |
Wed, 4/26 Showcase Part 1 |
May | |
| Week Sixteen | |
| Mon, 5/1 Showcase Part 2 |
Wed, 5/3 Reflection Due Option: Crepes at Turner Place |
| Wed. 5/3 Last day for total withdrawal from term (with W grades) - No refund. | |
Other official dates | |
| Fri. 5/5-Wed. 5/10 Final Exams | |
Contact Information
Derek N. MuellerProfessor of Rhetoric and Writing
Director of the University Writing Program
Department of English
Virginia Tech
Office: 315 Shanks Hall
Spring 2023 Office Hours: W, 10-12, and by appointment
Phone: +1-734-985-0485 (Google Voice)
dmueller@vt.edu
http://derekmueller.net/rc/