NuFS 144
Nufs 144 Research Paper
The purpose of this paper is to learn about how a single food ingredient is used in three different cultures, and how that use can change over time.
First, select a food to research and write about. Your food should not be a completed dish – it should be an ingredient. Ie, a fruit, vegetable, he
, spice, animal, or grain)
The following are suggestions only:
Corn, rice, potato, coconut, chocolate, eggs, sugar, humans (cannibalism), cassava/manioc, wheat, tomato, chicken, banana, pomegranate, yam, apple, turmeric, garlic, apple)
Report parameters:
· 1500 words or more in length (not including reference page) double spaced, 1 inch margins
· Points will be deducted on a pro-rated basis if the paper is less than 1500 words. I also will not include introductions or conclusion (which I do NOT want in the paper) in the word count.
· Use a minimum of direct quotes, ideally none.
· Points will also be deducted if your % match in Turnitin.com is about 10 percent. Therefore, I recommend submitting your assignment early so you can do a re-write if your percent match is excessive.
Content Layout
The following is exactly how I want your paper organized. Do not include an introduction or a conclusion. It is not necessary in a paper as short as 1500 words.
Part 1: Food history.
What region was the wild version of this plant or animal native to?
What culture first domesticated this species? When did this happen? How did this culture first use it?
How and when and by whom did this food spread to other regions?
Part 2: Change over time
How is the food used today in the culture that first domesticated it? (how is it cooked, what dishes does it appear in, does it have any special symbolic importance?)
Part 3: Use in other cultures **
Describe how two other cultures have used it. (how is it cooked, what dishes does it appear in, does it have any special symbolic importance?) The cultures can be cu
ent, or from some period in history.
** Keep in mind: You can’t discuss its use in the United States or in any other country you have lived. This is a paper based upon research, not on personal experience. You also can’t discuss its use in the country you did your presentation on, or a country that was discussed in your interview assignment)
Sources
· Use at least three sources, with no over reliance upon any one source
· Sources: books, articles from cultural or historical journals.
· Additional sources may include children’s books, cookbooks or interviews but they will not count toward the three source minimum. They must also only be used on a small percentage of your paper.
· Non acceptable sources: Encyclopedias, most websites, travel guides. If you rely upon these sources, your grade will be severely reduced.
Examples of books that are appropriate:
Ikram, S. XXXXXXXXXXChoice Cuts: Meat Production in Ancient Egypt. London, England: Peeters.
Pendergast, M XXXXXXXXXXUncommon grounds: the history of coffee and how it transformed our world. New York: Basic Books.
Robles, Juan. R XXXXXXXXXXFruits of the Tropics. Sacramento, CA. Newbe
y.
Castillo C, Fuller D. XXXXXXXXXXBananas: The spread of a tropical forest fruit as an agricultural staple. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
O'Connell, J XXXXXXXXXXThe Book of Spice. New York, NY: Pegasus Books.
Cumo, C XXXXXXXXXXFoods that changed history: How foods shaped civilization from the ancient world to the present. Santa Ba
ara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
Koeppel, D XXXXXXXXXXBanana: The Fate of the Fruit that Changed the World. New York: The Hudson Press.
Examples of articles that are appropriate:
Seleshe, S., Jo, C., & Lee, M XXXXXXXXXXMeat Consumption Culture in Ethiopia. Korean Journal for Food Science of Animal Resources, 34(1), 7-13.
Thone, F XXXXXXXXXXBeer-Making 8,000 Years Ago. The Science News-Letter, 19 (531), XXXXXXXXXX.
Zorich, Z XXXXXXXXXXAncient Amazonian Chocolatiers. Archaeology, 72 (1), 12.
Krause-Kyora, B., Makarewicz, C., Evin, A., Flink, L. G., Dobney, K., Larson, G., … Nebel, A XXXXXXXXXXUse of domesticated pigs by Mesolithic hunter-gatherers in northwestern Europe. Nature communications, 4, 2348.
Homan, M XXXXXXXXXXBeer and Its Drinkers: An Ancient near Eastern Love Story. Near Eastern Archaeology, 67(2), 84-95.
Foster, B. O XXXXXXXXXXNotes on the symbolism of the apple in classical antiquity. Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 10, p 39-55.
Zhang, C., & Hsiao-Chun, H XXXXXXXXXXThe emergence of agriculture in southern China. Antiquity, XXXXXXXXXX), 11-25.
Required Format – Please follow exactly
For citing a source:
Put author’s last name(s) and year of publication in parentheses at end of sentence or work it into a sentence. Cite at end of the first sentence in which you use this source. You do not have to re-write sources on each sentence within the same paragraph until you switch sources.
Each paragraph should have a citation, even if it is a continuation of the previous paragraph’s source.
· Low levels of vitamin A have been found in many people living in sub-Saharan Africa. (Johnson et al, 2006)
· Johnson and colleagues XXXXXXXXXXfound that people with diets low in fruits and vegetables have a risk for developing hypertension that is double that of the general population.
Reference Page:
List your sources in the order that they appear in your paper, not in alphabetical order.
List all authors in the order that they appear on the article
ook.
Do not include any a
eviations of journal titles. If it is a
eviated, look up the whole name.
The reference list is double spaced and formatted using a hanging indent (all lines except the first line of each entry are indented). This makes it easy to distinguish between entries. To put in a hanging indent, type your references normally. When finished, highlight the reference list and click on the a
ow in the corner of the paragraph tab in Word. Under Indentation, select Hanging from the drop down menu for Special.
Here’s how an article citation should look:
Giuffra, E., Kijas, J. M., Amarger, V., Carlborg, O., Jeon, J. T., & Andersson, L XXXXXXXXXXThe origin of the domestic pig: independent domestication and subsequent introgression. Genetics, 154(4), 1785–1791
Note: Last name, initial of first name. (year of publication). Title of article. Title of journal in italics. Issue, (volume), page numbers.
Here’s how a book citation should look:
Watson, L XXXXXXXXXXThe whole hog: exploring the extraordinary potential of pigs. London, England: Profile.
Note: Last name, initial of first name. (year of publication). Title of book in italics. City, Country of publication. Name of publisher.