Assignment Paper

This is a low-stakes presentation format that is fairly flexible on what/how you would like to present the material. It should be around 2-3 minutes long. It should include at the minimum Make it simple

• a VERY brief summary of the article and the author’s main point
• relate to the topics/material presented in lecture or other section weeks (eg. How does the article relate to conceptions of space and place?)
• most importantly a discussion question(s) you want to ask the rest of the class
Guthman, Julie. 2003. “Fast food/organic food: Reflexive tastes
and the making of ‘yuppie’
chow.” Social and Cultural Geography 4(1): 45-58.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1464936032000049
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Example Questions: In what other ways have we seen dynamics within the landscape change due to variations in authority, on a local or national scale?

Question:How have representations of nature from media, history, other people, etc. shaped your definition of it? Has your definition of “nature” changed over time? How can we define nature in a way that will help protect the environment and respect Indigenous people and communities?

Question: Are there gaps you can see in your everyday life, where strict categories leave out certain viewpoints and don’t accurately reflect all individuals of a population?