choose a topic that we are exploring in class or an area of personal or academic interest. A sample list of the types of topics is provided below. These topics are merely meant to give you an idea of the vast possibilities. Whatever topic you select, it must be original. By this, I mean that you may not select a topic that you are using, or have previously used for another class. , and contact me with me your ideas. Create a clearly stated thesis, and focus the entire summary around it. Provide specific examples to support this thesis. Select other studies, or scholarly articles (peer reviewed) to use as models. For example, if you are doing a study on female roles in Ethiopian festival cooking, look for studies that also focus on gender roles or festival food preparations. It is important that you incorporate other academic studies into your summary. You must not just cite these sources, but frame them, or compare them to your study in some way. Provide a critical analysis of your selected topic, involving information from the course materials.
Sample topics:
. Exploring a particular ethnic group's foodways
. Specific religious practices and food
. An in-depth study of a food event or festival
. An ethnographic study of a soup kitchen
. A literary analysis of food related novels or films
. A cultural analysis of veganism
. Cultural identity through street food
