Term in Asia
Fall and Interim 2007/08


Study in: Japan/China/Thailand /Vietnam


 

Field Supervisor's Course: Food, Farming and Families in East and Southeast Asia
An interdisciplinary exploration of the production, preparation and consumption of food in Japan, China, Thailand and Vietnam. Emphasis on traditional and contemporary practices, including issues of impact on families - from who's raising the food and how, to what is being eaten and where, with whom. Readings, lectures from local experts, and ethnographic techniques including participant observation will provide insight; students will present findings orally and in written form. Counts toward major and concentration: Asian Studies. GE: Oral Communication (ORC)

Other Courses:
Environmental Issues in China

Counts toward major: Asian Studies. Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies, Environmental Studies .
Thai Society
Counts toward major and concentration: Asian Studies, Sociology/Anthropol-ogy. GE: HBS.
Thai Language
Counts as an elective.
Modern Vietnam History
Counts toward major: Asian Studies, History. Counts toward concentration: Asian Studies. GE: MCS-G.

For more information, contact:

Kris MacPherson Rolvaag Library Rm 304 macphers@stolaf.edu (Field Supervisor)
Bob Bruce rkbruce@stolaf.edu (Assistant Field Superviser)
Robert Entenmann entenman@stolaf.edu (Program Advisor)
Bruce Nordstrom-Loeb nordstrb@stolaf.edu (Former Field Supervisor)
Helen Stellmaker stellmak@stolaf.edu (International Studies Office Advisor)