Week 5 - Feb. 25 & 27

Tuesday: Food, Film and National Identity
Guest Speaker: Dr. Amy McNichols, Professor of Spanish, Dep. of World Languages
Evening Film: Alfonso Arau, Como agua para chocolate (1992) (123 minutes)

Thursday: Read: Miriam López-Rodríguez, “Cooking Mexicannes: Shaping National Identity in Alfonso Arau’s Como agua para chocolate”, in Reel Food, pp. 61-74

Blog Entry 5: What did Dr. McNichols talk about? How is her talk related to our film and topic? OR What is the role of food in the formation of personal and national identities as depicted in the film Como agua para chocolate? Blog is due by Sunday, March 1.

Week 4 - Feb. 18 & 20

Tuesday: Science Fiction, Horror and Futuristic Foodways
Read: Warren Buckland, “Film genres: Defining the typical film”, in Teach Yourself Film Studies, Chapter 4, pp. 119-151
Watch Film: Richard Fleischer Soylent Green (1973) (97 minutes)

Thursday: Read: Laurel Forster, “Futuristic Foodways: The Metaphorical Meaning of Food in Science Fiction Film”, in: Reel Food, pp. 251-266
Discussion of Film and Reading

Blog Entry 4: What is the “Metaphorical Meaning of Food” in this science fiction film? What would you do if you were in such a situation? Make sure to include the article by Laurel Foster in your reflection. Blog is due by Sunday, February 23.

Week 3 – Feb. 11 & 13

Tuesday: A Chef in Love: Food, Romance and Drama
Read: Warren Buckland, “Film structure: narrative and narration”, in Teach Yourself Film Studies, Chapter 2, pp. 31-76
Evening Film: Sandra Nettelbeck, Mostly Martha (2001) (109 minutes)

Thursday:Read: James Keller, “Mostly Martha: Appe/type and Stereo/tite”, in Food, Film and Culture, pp. 68-78
Discussion: Germany Meets Italy: Obsessively Workaholic Chefs and Chefs Living Joyously

Blog Entry 3: How are love and romance represented in the film? What is the role of food in the film and how does that relate to family, love, and romance?  Blog is due by Sunday, Feb. 16.