Food Writing
This
course will explore the exciting and tasty genre of food writing. We will read local and
national food writing, as well as listen to music and watch films about food.
We will write our own poetry, short
stories, personal narratives, recipes, restaurant reviews, food blogs, and
reflections that address food, eating, cooking, and grocery shopping. We will consider
how culture, class, gender, location, and migration shape how writers represent
food experiences. We will also discuss many food issues in Hawai’i, such
as traditional Hawaiian food practices, imported foods, local food movements, food festivals, GMOs, diabetes, and
hunger. This will be a hands-on course that requires students to eat, cook,
visit a farmer’s market and grocery store, review a restaurant, and more.
Please
note that this is a Writing Intensive course: there will be weekly formal and
informal creative and critical writing assignments, both in-class and at-home,
to improve overall writing skills. Students will learn techniques for drafting,
editing, workshopping, and revision. Beyond different types of creative
writing, we will also complete critical reviews, reaction/reflection papers, and
journals. We will produce a minimum of 20 pages of writing throughout the
semester.
Required
Texts
Lee Cataluna, Folks
You Meet in Longs and Other Stories
We Go Eat: A Mixed Plate From
Hawai’i Food Culture
Other readings will be
provided via Laulima.