This is the research project for my writing class. All the instructions are listed in the syllabus below. The annotated bib I made should be followed and not changed. Please use 2 more sources in a reference list. To get an idea of what my paper is about please take this rough draft of my thesis:
While the conversation has been widely circled around a divisive plane between cultural significance and nutrition detriment, it has all but focused on the tangible food. the nostalgic and emotional attachment fast food has created in society is what is undermined most in the examination of the industry. These cognitive attachments rooted in individuals and communities globally, occur in the establishments themselves as well as the food. Their greatest impacts both positive and negative can then only be well analyzed when their consumption quality is compared with the greater socio-economic value that the fast-food industry possesses.
However, I would like you to integrate this idea into it "By understanding the social importance of fast food we can improve the industry" and then come up with how it will improve the industry. If you need more info or have any questions please don't hesitate to ask because this is a big portion of my grade and it needs to be great.
7 Leila Shea 02/26/2020 Professor Bernstein Annotated Bibliography Ludington, Charles, and Matthew Morse Booker. Food Fights: How History Matters to Contemporary Food Debates. The University of North Carolina Press, 2019. Both Charles Ludington and Matthew Morse Booker are associate professors of History at North Carolina State University. Since they are both leading professors and self-published by the university they work for, I can imagine their peer-review was thorough. Although their titles may not pertain to Gastronomy or Culinary Arts, they examine Culinary Luddism from a Historical Perspective (which can be found in historical sources) in order to justify their views on contemporary processed food. I would not say they have special authority to discuss this topic but I would say they are trustworthy source. The book is a scholarly source, seeing as it was published by the University of North Carolina Press. Its status as a scholarly source implies that its audience is other academics or students. The book is a historical summation of American’s judgement and criteria for food based on its environmental impact, cost of manufacture, and of course taste. The authors discuss the importance that processed and ‘fast’ food play in the history of the United States and both the merits and disadvantages it has had overtime. The book was published in 2019. Because of its recent publication, the source will appropriately inform my paper because it is a contemporary analysis of historical information. I plan to use the information from this source as a modern interpretation of the importance of processed food in American culture by citing year of historical precedence and prevalence. Specifically, it provides conflicting stigmas and filter bubbles surrounding fast food and its association with social class, which will be a key part of my paper. Currie, Janet, et al. “The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 2, no. 3, 2010, pp. 32–63. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/25760073. Accessed 18 Feb. 2020. Janet Currie is a Canadian Economist and is a professor of Economics and Public Affairs and the Director of Princeton’s center for Health and Well-Being. Her elevated position at such a high-esteemed university speaks volumes of her credibility with this topic. Her long and successful career history both in medicine and economics (as marked by multiple awards) makes her trustworthy and reliable to discuss the subject of fast food. The article is a scholarly source, seeing as it was published in the American Economic Journal. Its status as a scholarly source implies that its audience is other academics or students. The source analyzes the correlation between the amount of fast food restaurants in designated areas and obesity rates in children and pregnant woman. The sources hypothesis for the study although inevitably disproven seeks to find the health effects of fast food but also by examining the marketing tactics that these restaurants take to promote their products. The source was published 10 years ago and as such does not qualify as a historical document so its contemporary data findings are still relevant today, which will be very fitting as logos evidence. This study is very important for my paper because its language and data points are specific evidence to processed food opponents. Fast food being publicly recognized as detrimental to your health occupies much of the argument that rivals of processed food use. This data will be another example of maintaining a filter bubble around those who detest fast food. Burnt. Dir. John Wells. The Weinstein Company, 2015. iTunes. John Wells is the director of the film, He is a reliable director considering his large filmography set prior to the release of Burnt and his extensive nominations and wins from organizations such as the Emmys, and multiple Guild Awards. As with most directors, he did not a specific history with the subject of his film, however it is the job of a good director to fully immerse in the setting and context of the story they are portraying. Due to his many nominations and wins of awards from the film community, he possesses the skills to depict this subject with accuracy. Burnt, is a fictional film and hence is not scholarly. Seeing as it is a film and does not fulfill academic purposes, it can be classified as a popular source. It’s audience could be accurately described as both young adults and adults, aged roughly between 20-50. The director’s intended audience can be classified as people who could make quick judgement on contemporary food quality. The film depicts a struggling Michelin star chef, as played by Bradley Cooper, who strives to be well-regarded in the French restaurant scene again. Through this the audience receives an interpretation on what qualifies as good food. The film included multiple interpretations of different food, ranging in different quality, specifically fast food. The film was released in 2015 so it provides an extremely accurate modern perspectives of fast food from members of different social classes. I plan on using a very specific scene from the film, where Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller debate the quality of Burger King. This scene is key to my paper because it confirms preexisting stigmas that members of higher social class think of food quality however provides ulterior justifications as well as disproving preexisting filter bubbles around fast food that those of higher class may have against fast food. “Restaurant Chains and Fast Food.” To Live and Dine in Dixie: The Evolution of Urban Food Culture in the Jim Crow South, by ANGELA JILL COOLEY, University of Georgia Press, 2015, pp. 87–102. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt17573sg.10. Accessed 21 Feb. 2020. Angela Jill Cooley is an assistant professor of history at Minnesota State University. She is well versed in the subject of my paper and can be perfectly justified as she says “I believe the food we eat, the way it’s prepared and served, and the circumstances surrounding bringing food to the table reflect our values as a society. This is the fundamental idea that underlies my research.” The source is a scholarly book. Its academic status can be justified by its publication in University of Georgia Press. The book evaluates and tracks the change or urban food culture in the southern U.S and the dynamic that food has had reflecting social class and economic development throughout the twentieth century. The article was published in 2015, which mean it will be a contemporary form of historiography on the evolution of food throughout the 20th century, which means it will blend modern judgements around the cuisine as well historical perspectives. I plan to use this source specifically concerning the rising popularity of fast food conglomerates and style of cooking. Especially regarding southern culture, fast food accessibility represented shared economic prosperity with the greater United States, which had not been felt by the south, arguably since pre-Great Depression years. “THE EATEN.” Eating Ethically: Religion and Science for a Better Diet, by JONATHAN K. CRANE, Columbia University Press, NEW YORK, 2018, pp. 52–74. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.7312/cran17344.7. Accessed 28 Feb. 2020. Johnathon Crane is an associate professor of medicine and religion at Emory University. Although having minimal background in the fast food industry or gastronomy, he is a reliable source as his approach to studying the enjoyment and quality received from food both philosophically and nutritionally. The book is a scholarly trade journal. It maintains its status seeing as it was published by Columbia University Press but its audience is not narrowed exclusively to academics or experts in the field, as shown by the language used in the book. The source is a philosophical and nutritional summation of why as humans become attached to certain foods. Both individually and as a society, how we can attach our eating habits to emotional and nutritional necessity. The author attempts to make philosophical judgments as how our eating patterns are so varied and unique from any other species and perhaps how nature would dictate. I plan to incorporate this source into my paper by drawing my own conclusions from fast food to Crane’s theories. That our emotional and social connection to food perhaps governs more of the enjoyment than the flavor or quality of the food itself. While fast food may be determined as low-quality in the literal sense, perhaps it’s quality derived from the average consumer correlates more with Crane’s theory. Arnade, Chris. “McDonald's: You Can Sneer, but It's the Glue That Holds Communities Together.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 8 June 2016, www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jun/08/mcdonalds-community-centers-us-physical-social-networks. Chris Arnade is an American photographer and writer, he is a former wall street analyst until he had retired from his career and pursued photographing the recovering addicts and sex workers of America. He addresses how fast food chains affect low-income communities across the U.S., and given his extensive background interacting with members of those communities, he is a very reliable source. While he may have no academic or corporate qualifications to talk about this issue, his independent research offers a more personal interpretation of this topic. The article is non-scholarly and is a popular source. It is an article from The Guardian. I would say that the target audience would be towards adults who may easily dismiss fast food restaurants as seen with the use of ‘sneer’ in the title of the article. The target audience would be fitting to persuade those aged between 25 and 65 that these restaurants fulfill a greater purpose than society has led them to believe thus far. The article is a recount of personal anecdotes from a multiple people who consider McDonalds to be far more than local access to fried food. Throughout these stories a theme of acceptance and congregation have been seen. People seem to feel comfortable and cared for when visiting the dining establishment, and reasons range from nice staff to delightful food. The eatery is easily accessible for everyone to get to and afford. The article was published in 2016, which implies these anecdotes are recently collected and would mean that their viewpoints and behaviors towards McDonalds will not have change drastically. These are current and relevant views, which is a valuable source. I plan to use this source to draw my own conclusions from by connecting it to the philosophical theories presented by Crane. If it is emotional attachment that makes food taste the way it does, McDonalds should be considered excellent if those eating it would be emotionally attached to the people, environment, or food they are surrounded by. Or, perhaps that it isn’t the food is fantastic because those who purchase it frequently believe that it is great because of limited access to other food options. WRTG 106: College Writing Intensive Entering the Cultural and Academic Conversation Spring 2020 WRTG 106-011 T/F 12:55-2:10 Professor Arielle Bernstein: arielle@american.edu Office: Battelle Tompkins 223 Office Hours: T/F 11:15-12:15 and W 1:30-3:00 Additional appointments available by request.