Discussion: Eating Local

Objectives

• Discuss the application of theories to Gagne's specific field observations
• Make connections between existing literature and your original research
• Understand how to write an annotated bibliography

What was Nana Okura Gagne's article about and what were some of your reactions to it?

Thesis Statement?

Remember

• Your summary of a source should include the author's main argument, not only their topic
• Sentences about a specific source should not be interchangeable with other sources
• You will need to summarize other scholars' thesis statements in both your final papers and your annotated bibliographies

Annotated Bibliography: a reference page with information under each citation about the source

Purpose of an Annotated Bib

• To illustrate the scope and quality of one's own research
• To review the literature published on a particular topic
• To allow the reader to see if a particular source was consulted
• To place original research in a historical or theoretical context

Features of an Annotated Bib

• Reference Citations (APA or AAA)
• Rhetorical information: include the genre, the purpose, and the intended audience
• Summary of content: include the source’s thesis, methods, and conclusion
• Evaluation of the source: What are this source’s strengths and weaknesses? How might you use this source for you project?

Graff, Agnieszka 2006 We Are (Not All) Homophobes: A Report From Poland. Feminist Studies 32(2).
Graff Agnieszka, a doctorate in English Literature, argues that homophobia and heteronormativity create a desire for invisibility in the gay community. She explains how the queer community often uses speech in a hedging fashion, avoiding terms that outright signal one as gay (example: “friend” instead of “lover”). She concludes that while this notion of visibility is deteriorating and now language is used in a non-conciliatory fashion, this language is still largely gay male centric. This article is relevant to my research because it addresses how everyday language can be heteronormative and explores how more privileged members of the gay community have more influence over language production.

Foucault, Michel. Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison. New York: Pantheon, 1975.
Print.
French social theorist Michel Foucault uses Jeremy Bentham's panoptic prison to illustrate how spatial orientation and visibility can control human behavior, exerting power over bodies. He asserts that the feeling of being watched, or susceptibility to the panoptic gaze, causes individuals to behave according to acceptable norms. This is particularly relevant to open kitchen style restaurants where chefs and employees are visible from all directions. I hypothesize that this visibility moderates their behavior and creates a drastically different working environment as compared to a closed kitchen.

Some concepts or theories?

Let's Practice Annotating!

Thrift shopping has become a fad highly visible both in popular culture and alternative contexts. In what ways do people produce meanings through the act of thrift shopping? Does the thrift shopping trend clash with the act of thrift shopping out of economic necessity? Why or why not?

Next Week

• No readings next week
• Library days on Monday and Wednesday
• Monday: meet in LW 212
• Start working on your annotated bibs