Social Theory Food Sovereignty and Sustainability: Studies in Social Change SYA 4011 RBB Prof. A. Douglas Kincaid
Research project guide
Research project assignment
General topic: How does the Slow Food Movement seek to promote social change, and what impact is it having on food systems and practices?
Specific question: How is the Slow Food Movement responding to the coronavirus pandemic in ways that promote the movement’s objectives for promoting economic, social and environmental sustainability?
Address this question through research on Slow Food International, Slow Food USA, and specific US chapters (convivia)
Explore the Slow Food International website (https://www.slowfood.com/) to understand the range of programs and activities that the movement pursues around the world and in response to the pandemic
Use Slow Food USA website (https://www.slowfoodusa.org/) to find US chapter lists
Search online for other sources about the movement and food issues
Follow the research paper template provided
Present the results in an approximately 8-page paper (~1800 words) to be submitted via Turn-It-In by Friday July 31
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Slow Food chapter assignments
| Group | States |
| 1 | Massachusetts-Connecticut-New York-Vermont-New Jersey |
| 2 | Oregon-Washington-Utah-California |
| 3 | Ohio-Pennsylvania-Indiana-Illinois-Wisconsin |
| 4 | North Carolina-Tennessee-Kentucky-Georgia-Florida |
| 5 | Louisiana-Texas-New Mexico-Arizona-Colorado |
Each student will select three chapters from within the states listed for his/her group to examine their response to the pandemic
Deadline for chapter choice: Friday July 10
Find your states and chapters at the Slow Food USA website: https://slowfoodusa.org/network/chapters/
Be choosy; review the characteristics of several chapters before making your selections (some are inactive); talk with your group
Paper template
Your paper should be structured as follows:
Title page: Title, author, date
I. Introduction (general information about the Slow Food movement, topic of paper, choice of chapters for analysis)
II. Research procedure (what did you do to investigate the topic? what kind of information did you seek and obtain?)
III. Research results (report on the Slow Food movement and chapter activities in response to the pandemic, both globally and in the communities where the chapters are located)
IV. Conclusion (explain how you think the movement is or is not having an impact on major food issues in the current context)
Sources (list all sources used; use APA style: http://libguides.fiu.edu/citation)
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