An Archaeologist and a Historian Walk Into A Classroom . . .

Summary

This is an abstract from the "AI-Proof Learning: Food-Centered Experimental Archaeology in the Classroom" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

During the fall 2022 semester, we co-taught a Special Topics in Anthropology course entitled The Culture and History of Food and Drink. From our respective academic backgrounds as a historian and an archaeologist, we provided students with both an anthropological and a historical perspective to examine how specific foods and beverages contributed to historical change over time, and how they affected, and continue to affect, human culture. Additionally, we considered how foods and drinks help to shape, convey, and retain cultural identity. Using food items such as grains, coffee, chocolate, and even Spam, students learned how these foods shaped and changed human history and culture. Purposely designed for a small class size, we strived for a classroom environment where students were actively engaged with the course materials in a variety of ways, including hands-on activities, guest lecturers, discussions of their own experiences with food, and of course, the sharing of food. As we prepare to teach the course again, we share our successes and lessons learned, in particular how we assessed students.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• AI-Proof Learning: Food-Centered Experimental Archaeology in the Classroom   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 37898.0