Multimedia Presentations (Updated)


This semester, you will be responsible for a multimedia presentation based upon a food-related topic.

Presentations must: 

  • Run at least 10 minutes—you may utilize any presentation program you like (e.g. PowerPoint, Slides)
  • Be 10-12 slides in length, excluding cover slide and works cited—introduction and conclusion slides are mandatory; presentations without an introduction and/or conclusion cannot receive higher than a C+
  • Include at least one multimedia clip—no longer than two minutes in length
  • Include an MLA Style works cited slide—not to be presented
  • Include a one-page handout—to be distributed to the class the day before your presentation via Canvas*
  • Be submitted to Canvas no later than the day of your presentation

*In addition to summarizing the salient points of your presentation, your handout should also echo its style and tone.

IMPORTANT: 

  • To present on Zoom, you will be made a co-host. Be sure to select "Share Sound" before sharing your screen. 
  •  Not required, but presenting with your camera on can significantly improve class engagement

Topics: 

  1. A Brief History of Cannibalism
  2. So, You Want to Open a Restaurant?
  3. BBQ: An American Love Affair
  4. Clean, Separate, Cook, and Chill: Knowing Basic Food Safety
  5. A Brief History of Salt
  6. Royal Rules: Dining at Buckingham Palace
  7. Everything to Know About Muckbang
  8. Because an Army Marches on Its Stomach: Feeding Our Soldiers
  9. Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know
  10. Hecho en Mexico: Five Foods You Didn’t Know Originated in Mexico
  11. Just One of the Guys?: Understanding Women and Alcohol
  12. What's for Lunch?: Atlanta, Athens, and Nairobi
  13. The Curious History of the Last Meal
  14. Nigella Lawson: The Queen of British Cookery
  15. Chocolate 101
  16. A Brief History of Sugar
  17. What’s for Dinner?: Shanghai, Tokyo, and Seoul
  18. Dining at the White House: State Dinner Protocol
  19. Buds: The Tongue and Taste
  20. Keto 101
  21. Nachos, Mozzarella Sticks, and Fortune Cookies: How America Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Cuisines
  22. Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets
  23. All About White Castle
  24. Lunch Period: What America Feeds Its Students
  25. The Aftermath: How Covid-19 Changed the Restaurant Industry
  26. The Foods of the Bible
  27. What’s for Breakfast?: Mexico City, Rome, and Bangkok
  28. The Foods of Fairy Tales
  29. On Your Marks, Get Set, Bake: Inside The Great British Bake Off
  30. Scraps: Eating Below the Poverty Line
  31. The Rise and Fall of the Gourmet Cupcake
  32. Starbucks: Inside the Empire
  33. A Brief History of Dessert
  34. Don’t Even Think About It: The Five Unhealthiest Foods You Can Eat
  35. What’s for Dinner?: Marrakesh, Ankara, and Tehran
  36. Yes, Chef: The Hierarchy of a Professional Kitchen
  37. The First Thanksgiving: Fact and Fiction
  38. Inside In-N-Out Burger
  39. Vanilla 101
  40. Put This in Your Mouth Right Now!: The Five Foods You Should be Eating Regularly

Schedule:

Week 8: Mon 10.9/Wed 10.11

  • Alexis N - A Brief History of Cannibalism

Week 9: Mon 10.16/Wed 10.18

  • Navdeep S - Because an Army Marches on Its Stomach: Feeding Our Soldiers
  • Jade M - Nachos, Mozzarella Sticks, and Fortune Cookies: How America Transformed Mexican, Italian, and Chinese Cuisine
  • Maria C - The Foods of Fairy Tales

Week 10: Mon 10.23/Wed 10.25 

  • David S - Just One of the Guys?: Understanding Women and Alcohol
  • Nataly V - What’s for Breakfast?: Mexico City, Rome, and Bangkok
  • Mohammed A - A Brief History of Salt

Week 11: Mon 10.30/Wed 11.1

  • Elena T - Cooking 101: Five Techniques Everyone Should Know
  • Arsh S - Yes, Chef: The Hierarchy of a Professional Kitchen
  • Benjamin P - Now on Sale: The Psychology of Supermarkets 

Week 12: Mon 11.6/Wed 11.8 

  • Fady S - All About White Castle
  • Michelle N- Royal Rules: Dining at Buckingham Palace
  • Laurel B - Lunch Period: What America Feeds its Students

Week 13: Mon 11.13/Wed 11.15

  • Gabriel C. - The Aftermath: How Covid-19 Changed the Restaurant Industry
  • Ricka A - Everything to Know About Mukbang
  • Asfia S - Chocolate 101

Week 15: Mon 11.27/Wed 11.29

  • Brian V - The Curious History of the Last Meal
  • Lindsey R - So, You Want to Open a Restaurant
  • Yasnely D - Vanilla 101

Week 16: Mon 12.4/Wed 12.6

  • Juan C - A Brief History of Dessert 
  • Miguel O - Starbucks: Inside the Empire