Influenced by the concept of auto-ethnography (the act of writing about oneself to explore and understand one's culture), this assignment is designed ...

When considering food and culture, it is valuable to reflect on our own practices. Influenced by the concept of auto-ethnography (the act of writing about oneself to explore and understand one's culture), this assignment is designed to examine your personal experiences and perspectives of food. INSTRUCTIONS: Develop your personal food story based on your past experience. Write a first-person, narrative essay reflecting on your relationship and experience with food over the course of your life. DISCUSSION IDEAS (You can focus on one, or combine two or three of these ideas): How your family, geographic location, and/or cultural background(s) have influenced your understanding of food. (E.g. does migration play a role in your food story? What about hybridity? The ways in which you came to understand your own culture(s) through food. Intergenerational changes in food production or consumption within your culture(s) and how it plays out in your life. The types of institutions that have influenced your eating habits (past and present). Other factors that influence your current food habits and choices. Directions you would like to take your eating habits and choices in the future. Do you plan to 'improve' something in your consumption habits or relationship to food? Other details: Reference at least two readings from the course so far, one must be Ikebuchi & Ketchell (2020), the other is your choice depending on the content of your paper. (citations & references preferred). (link course material to the paper) Narrative essay should be 6-8 pages, double-spaced Give your essay a unique title & make sure your name is in the document file name Submit your essay as a .docx or PDF file. Use a standard 12-pnt font (e.g. Times New Roman). provide a list of references for any sources that you refer to in your essay